Deposits and Projects
Review and overviews of mining properties, projects and districts from emerging regions to mature mining areas.
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Metal Mining in Peru – The Emergence of a Global Giant?
In recent times, Peru has emerged as one of the key producers of metal ores in the global mining space.…
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Great Deposits – Slovakia’s Banská Štiavnica Mining District
Built on the site of an ancient caldera, Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia is home to one of Europe’s great mineral…
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Great Deposits: The Atolia District Tungsten Mines, California
The Atolia (or Atolia-Rand) tungsten area, also known as Atolia mining district, is located in the Mojave Desert in western…
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The Lorraine Mine: Revisiting and Remodeling in Exploration
The Lorraine Mine in southwestern Quebec, Canada produced more than 600,000 tons of ore grading 1.37% Cu, 0.62% Ni, 0.2…
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Mineral Resources of Antarctica (It’s only a matter of time)
There has always been heated debate around the subject of Antarctica as a mineral resource. While the exploitation of mineral…
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Mining in Greenland: Hudson Resources Anorthosite Project
Introduction While traditional mining projects usually involve exploration for in-demand commodities, we occasionally run across projects that work backwards: They…
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Mining and Mineral Potential of Jamaica
Jamaica was known as the world’s top producer of bauxite producers globally, with a capacity of up to 5 million…
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Cerro Rico Part 2: Geology
“I am the rich Potosi, the treasure of the world, the king of mountains, and the envy of kings” Charles V…
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Cerro Rico: The Greatest of the Great. Part 1
In this column on great deposits, I have discussed those that were rich, big, changed destinies, broke governments and accumulated…
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Great Deposits – The Comstock Lode
Introduction Flying over Nevada on a clear day is one of the great joys of being an economic geologist. The…
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