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 Geoscientists Find Oldest Water on Earth in Underground MineThursday, May 16, 2013Geoscientists from the University of Toronto discovered a pocket of water approximately 2.6 billion years old in a mine in Ontario. The ancient pool of water was found two miles underground near the town of Timmins read more » MICROMINE to Showcase New Software Releases at Austmine 2013Wednesday, May 15, 2013MICROMINE is set to showcase its world-class exploration and mining software solutions and services at the Austmine International Exhibition and Convention, which is being held 20 - 23 May 2013 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Western Australia. read more » Government of Canada Invests in Pan-Canadian Research Partnership to Innovate Mining IndustryTuesday, May 14, 2013The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today launched a pan-Canadian research collaboration among 24 leading mining companies and 17 universities from across Canada, to develop tools to increase mining and mineral exploration success rates. read more » NASA Plans to Mine an AsteroidMonday, April 08, 2013NASA will likely get funding to snag a 500-ton asteroid and put it into orbit around the moon, says a US senator representing Florida. Bill Nelson expects the $100-million mission to be part of President Obama's budget, expected to be released this week. read more » Earth is 'lazy' when forming faults like those near San AndreasWednesday, April 03, 2013Cooke's UMass Amherst lab is one of only a handful worldwide to use a relatively new modeling technique that uses kaolin clay rather than sand to better understand the behavior of Earth's crust. read more » |
