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 Mining & Metals suffer on ethics, Alcoa and Rio Tinto dispute leadershipThursday, July 24, 2008Insisting questioning of local impacts and benefits have made the Mining & Metals industry’s ethical reputation suffer last year, while Alcoa and Rio Tinto continued progressing, indicates a report published today by Geneva-based research firm Covalence. read more » Great Scientists: Dr. Gavin LamontWednesday, July 23, 2008Dr. Gavin Lamont, the geologist who led the decade long search for the diamond mines of Botswana was a firm believer that mines were to be found not by spending time in town or office, but by "boots on the ground", and careful observation. read more » Blood Diamonds in Venezuela?Monday, June 30, 2008"Venezuela’s diamond deposits are all located within Bolivar state, a large, mineral-rich, thinly-populated province south of the Orinoco River, bordered to the east and south by Guyana and Brazil respectively." read more » SNAP Data Collection SolutionsTuesday, June 24, 2008If you collect a lot of data in the field, you may want to take a look at SNAP! Data Collection Solutions from JRP Solutions. Here is what the company says about this tool. read more » Kurile Islands' Menacing VolcanoesMonday, June 02, 2008Geologists, volcanologists, meteorologists and airline pilots are equally concerned in understanding, predicting and avoiding hazards generated by volcanic eruptions. read more » Motherlode or Chemically Mobilized Gold IIMonday, June 09, 2008Human beings are prone to forget – ancient cities and civilizations got buried by sand or dust only to be re-discovered centuries later; legends of rich lost mines abound around the world. read more » Phosphate and Potash MiningTuesday, May 27, 2008Fertilizers are a key factor in sustaining the world's agricultural output. They supply nutrients that are needed by all plants for normal growth, development and health... read more » Bringing Back the SunshineFriday, May 23, 2008Sterling Mining Co, one of the world's few primary silver producers, strenghtened its status by restoring the Sunshine mine in North Idaho's 'Silver Valley' to production, reports John Chadwick. read more » Undersea MiningWednesday, May 21, 2008Recent developments in undersea mining are being examined by John Chadwick in his technical article. read more » Motherlode or Chemically Mobilized Gold? Wednesday, April 23, 2008You found some 1/2 oz nuggets but there is no source in sight. Where is the elusive motherlode? How did the gold get in there? Find some of the answers by reading the article. read more » Bingham - Past 100, but not 'Past It'Wednesday, April 23, 2008Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon has produced more copper ore, 18.1 Mt, than any mine in the world. Because it is a long life, low-cost operation, continues to be one of Rio Tinto’s most profitable and productive assets. read more » BC’s Mineral Exploration Sector Seeks Clarity on Uranium Policy Friday, April 25, 2008British Columbia’s mineral exploration sector is seeking clarification regarding a provincial government announcement that it will not support the exploration and development of uranium in British Columbia. read more » Mars Exploration and Geology - Images, Animations and ModelsFriday, April 04, 2008"Since 'tis certain that Earth and Jupiter have their Water and Clouds, there is no reason why the other Planets should be without them" - Christian Huygens, 1698 read more » Paleoseismology - Ancient Tsunamis and EarthquakesThursday, March 27, 2008"Liquefaction has been observed in earthquakes for many years. In fact, written records dating back hundreds and even thousands of years describe earthquake effects that are now known to be associated with liquefaction." - University of Washington, College of Engineering read more » Hydrogeochemical Investigations of Historic Mining DistrictsThursday, March 20, 2008What kind of geochemical background noise can you expect when exploring a historic mining district? Check out the paper for answers. read more » Establishing the Feasibility of Your Proposed Mining VentureMonday, March 17, 2008Project evaluations of mineral deposits are necessary for mineral rights, owners and investors alike. A feasibility study provides a definitive technical, environmental and commercial base and is the key element leading to a decision to invest or not to invest. read more » Metal Prices for GeologistsFriday, February 29, 2008Bull Market is a random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. Bear Market is a 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry and the husband gets nothing. read more » Geophysical Technologies to Image Old Mine WorksMonday, March 10, 2008The presence of old mine works above, adjacent, or below an active mine presents major health and safety hazards to miners who have inadvertently cut into locations with such features. In addition, the presence of abandoned mines beneath roadways has a great impact on the performance of the transportation infrastructure ... read more » Gold, Garimpeiros and MaroonsFriday, March 07, 2008...the interior of Suriname is still in some ways comparable to the Wild West, particulary because of the total absence of any kind of government authority in the region. Almost all the Brazilians and Maroons are armed with pistols, rifles and here and there machine guns. read more » AMEBC: 'Fraser Institute Mining Survey Stops Short of Clear Picture'Thursday, February 28, 2008A record year of mineral exploration investment in British Columbia is partially reflected in this year’s Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies, said Dan Jepsen, President and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC). read more » Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2007/2008Thursday, February 28, 2008The Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies was sent to approximately 3,000 exploration, development, and other mining-related companies around the world. Several mining publications and associations also helped publicize the survey. The survey represents responses from 372 of those companies... read more » Exploring Africa's Gold BeltsFriday, February 08, 2008John Chadwick details a junior's exploration program of the Twangiza-Namoya gold belt - the last known major undeveloped gold belt in Africa. Check out the LiDAR applications. read more » Exploration Drilling, Sampling and SurveyingThursday, February 07, 2008Some of the changes in the rapid evolving technology sector have been around for a while and were featured by GeoMine over a year ago. Some others are new and innovative advances. Check them out. read more » Mineral deposits of BotswanaThursday, February 07, 2008The mineral landscape of Botswana is far from one-dimensional, however, diamonds continue to drive the nation’s economy and attract international investment ahead of any other commodity. Chris Cann reports. read more » Mining for TalentWednesday, January 30, 2008As the talent pool in the mineral exploration and mining industries starts to dry up, the mineral resource sector is developing a comprehensive strategy to address the dire labour shortage facing the industry. read more » Geoscience BC Releases Initial Results From Exploration Project in Central B.C.’s Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation AreaMonday, January 28, 2008Mineral claim staking in central B.C. area has skyrocketed in anticipation of the release of initial results from the $5 million QUEST mineral exploration project – the largest mineral exploration geoscience project of its kind in the province. read more » Israel’s 2007 Diamond Trade Figures Best EverThursday, January 03, 2008Israel’s diamond trade figures for 2007 showed a substantial rise in all areas, making 2007 the best year ever for the Israeli Diamond Industry. read more » Inferred ResourcesTuesday, December 04, 2007Most of us involved in the minerals industry are well aware of the definition of an Inferred Mineral Resource as described in the South African Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (SAMREC Code). read more » Association for Mineral Exploration BC Announces Award WinnersTuesday, December 04, 2007The Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC) is pleased to announce the 2007 recipients of the prestigious H.H. “Spud” Huestis, E.A. Scholz, Murray Pezim, Hugo Dummett Diamond, and Colin Spence Awards. AME BC is also pleased to announce the winner of the new Robert R. Hedley Award and two Special Tributes. read more » Mineral Assay Result Transparency Benefits Companies, InvestorsTuesday, September 04, 2007Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc,, the advanced-technology environmental consultants, announces the availability of AssayWatch(SM), a mineral assay storage system read more » Boka GoldTuesday, August 28, 2007By now you must have read the news that Southwestern Resources is suing its ex-CEO for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and insider trading after realizing that he altered assay results from the Boka Gold project in China. read more » Mining and Mineral Exploration VideosFriday, June 22, 2007Everybody likes to go to a conference. In the good old days, a conference ended with a volume of printed papers. I was always thrilled to carry home the proceedings. Now there is another way. AM Productions is producing videos of selected conference presentations. read more » Man-Made Earthquakes IVTuesday, May 22, 2007"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice." William Durant read more » Man-Made Earthquakes IIITuesday, May 01, 2007...a long string of tremors accompanied by blast sounds have been noticed in the area. Seismological observatories built close to the dam reported that the hypocenters were found to be at shallow depth beneath the reservoir. read more » Labradorite, Aurora Borealis Entombed in StoneMonday, April 23, 2007The name Labradorite comes from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, which is a famous locality for the stone. The mineral was discovered by Moravian missionaries at Ford Harbour read more » Man-Made Earthquakes IIThursday, April 19, 2007Australia is blessed with really hot rocks, but their location in the middle of the continent makes power distribution more challenging. At the same time, it creates a comfort zone for geothermal power producers - a sparse population means no vocal opposition to geothermal induced seismicity. read more » Man-Made EarthquakesTuesday, April 10, 2007Basel, northern Switzerland. December 9, 2006 – An earthquake hit just before 6 p.m. People ran for shelter. The Canton Basel prosecutor launched an investigation to find the persons responsible for triggering the earthquake. read more » Mining FraudMonday, March 26, 2007Mining Fraud and Mining Investment from the Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources, Division of Minerals provides links to papers and sites on mining fraud. read more » Mining LabsFriday, March 23, 2007At every stage of mining, a lab is needed to test some sample or other. During exploration there are soil and rock samples to test, during production there are metallurgical and environmental samples to test read more » Silver Deposits - Carbonate Replacement Deposits Wednesday, March 07, 2007“We built a small, rude cabin in the side of the crevice and roofed it with canvas, leaving a corner open to serve as a chimney, through which the cattle used to tumble occasionally, at night, and mash our furniture and interrupt our sleep." read more » Venmyn ValuationFriday, March 02, 2007Additional perspectives on the use of the JORC, SAMREC, and Valmin, codes for reporting on the valuation of mineral properties read more » Silver Deposits – Low Sulphidation Epithermal Vein DepositsTuesday, February 13, 2007"On one occasion, being in Tlaltenango with a group of Spaniards, he was shown a piece of ore of some promise, and asked the local Indians where it came from. On being told, he led out an expedition consisting of Indian slaves, and Spaniards ..." read more » Oil Sands GeostatisticsMonday, February 12, 2007The Canadian Institute of Mining’s CIM Magazine follows a delightful approach to presenting high quality technical papers: it simply does not present them. read more » Data MetallogenicaMonday, February 05, 2007Probably the most extraordinary website I have yet come across is Data Metallogenica on-line read more » Roadside GeologyFriday, February 02, 2007I own eleven of the Roadside Geology books. One of my ambitions is to own all thirty or more. It is not the possession of more books that interests and excites me. read more » I Think Mining BlogWednesday, January 31, 2007Some paper magazines will never die. They are the ones with high quality, thoughtful, well-written articles. The rest are doomed to fade and wither. Part of their problem is the competition of Blogs read more » DatamineMonday, January 29, 2007“They produce the best quality stuff in the industry.” I would not know—and have no personal opinion about the quality of the product. This quote is from an old antagonist against whom I argue much, with whom I generally disagree, but whose opinion I always respect. read more » Silver Deposits - Analysis & MetallurgyThursday, January 19, 2007The method selection for silver analysis and the art and science of extracting silver metal from silver minerals... read more » Madagascar MiningThursday, January 18, 2007A summary of an article from the New Yorker, October 2, 2006:
Burkhard Bilger writes about the gem industry in Madagascar, which has some of the richest, and least exploited, gem deposits on earth read more » Silver Deposits - GeochemistryFriday, January 05, 2007Silver is an intriguing chemical element with lots of unique characteristics, properties and uses - including the folklore use as an antidote to vampires and a prime material for silver bullets. read more » KatangaMonday, January 03, 2007I am sure the irony is unintended, but it is glaring nonetheless. In an otherwise sober piece in International Mining on an orebody in Katanga, Tenke takes off, there is a beautiful picture of a railyard chock full of rolling stock. read more » Silver Deposits - The MarketWednesday, December 20, 2006 It doesn’t happen too often for silver, the beautiful Cinderella of precious metals, to occupy the first place in the hearts and minds of geologists, metallurgists, geochemists... read more » Yellowhead Mining IIWednesday, December 13, 2006I recently went to a reception at the invitation of Ron Handford of YellowHead Mining Inc. I was in pursuit of further stories of the technology behind the company's Harper Creek property in British Columbia. read more » Yellowhead MiningTuesday, December 12, 2006It is the people that make mining. And of course a good ore body. Let us explore these two prerequisites by following the story & success of Ronald L. Handford and the Harper Creek deposit, both of British Columbia. read more » MMI Geochemistry – ExplorationFriday, December 01, 2006Most of the world’s shallow or outcropping mineral deposits have already been discovered. The search for buried deposits... read more » Deep-Sea Mining and ExplorationMonday, November 6, 2006A few decades ago the prospect of offshore gas and oil production looked more like a Vernian fantasy. Nowadays, a large share of world’s oil and gas production come from the bottom of the seas. What about minerals? read more » Geochemical Soil Gas Sampling - GORE SurveyFriday, October 20, 2006Buried ore bodies, with depositional environments that create oxidation, reduction, or electrochemical processes, can be imaged using... read more » Letseng-la-Terae: The 603 Carat Lesotho Promise DiamondFriday, October 13, 2006Letseng is a mine best described by superlatives. At 3,100 m altitude it is the world's highest diamond mine; at just over 2 carats per 100 tones (cpht) it is the world’s lowest grade kimberlite mine; at over $1,200 a carat it has the world's highest average cost per carat... read more » Historic Mining District ExplorationMonday, October 2, 2006The recent merger and acquisition frenzy which affects the industry clearly indicates that chances of finding a good mineral deposit are pretty slim in comparison with the certitude of acquiring one... read more » Point and Shoot for ResultsMonday, September 25, 2006Hand-held portable X-Ray Fluorescence analyzers provide on–the–spot elemental analyses of samples, ores, cores, soils, tailings and concentrates... read more » Hyperspectral Technology - ExplorationMonday, September 11, 2006Airborne hyperspectral remote sensing, a result of the integration of optical remote sensing and traditional spectroscopic technologies... read more » Australian Offshore Mineral Map - Diamond RushThursday, September 7, 2006A superb initiative of the Australian Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources and the Minister for Education, Science and Training materialized on August 10, 2006 with the launching of the first offshore mineral map. read more » High Definition Airborne Gravity Gradiometer System (HD-AGG)Thursday, September 6, 2006Falcon and Air-FTG gravity gradiometer systems have their origins in technology used by the military in the 1970s. Obsolete for their use it was applied for commercial purposes and started to fly at the end of 1990s. read more » Toponymic ResearchTuesday, June 20, 2006Toponymic research represents a source of information which is largely ignored in the planning process of a reconnaissance program. Toponym means a place name, a name derived from a place or region. But who named these places anyway? read more » Seismic ExplorationTuesday, June 13, 2006A cost saving application of seismic reflection at a deposit scale comes from the De Beers’ Snap Lake diamondiferous kimberlite dyke located in Northwest Territories, Canada. read more » Indicator PlantsMonday, May 15, 2006In 1556, the first comprehensive book on prospecting and mining, Agricola’s De Re Metalica stated that: ”... there are trees whose foliage in spring-time has a bluish or leaden tint, the upper branches more especially being tinged with black or with any other unnatural colour ..." read more » Falcon vs. Air-FTG - Flight of the ZeppelinThursday, March 23, 2006In 1666, Sir Isaac Newton, watching an apple fall from a tree, identified a previously unknown force that governs the laws of physics on Earth and beyond, namely gravity. read more » Drilling for MeteoritesMonday, March 13, 2006A golden meteorite was about to strike the Earth. A huge crowd followed its smoky trail, embarking on a new kind of gold rush. read more » |
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