Deposits and Projects
Review and overviews of mining properties, projects and districts from emerging regions to mature mining areas.
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Australia: The Next Frontier in Rare Earths
By now, you’ve probably heard of China’s dominance in the production of strategically important rare earth elements (REEs). Recently Australia…
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The Dixie Project: A New Gold Camp on the Horizon?
It’s rare enough to discover a completely new deposit, never mind a new gold (Au) camp in a tier-one jurisdiction.…
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Red Lake: The Times They Are A-Changin’
Canada is the fifth largest gold (Au) producer in the world, and the Red Lake camp has been a cornerstone…
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Sudbury: Ancient Apocalypse to Modern Resource
Even among world-class deposits and districts, the Sudbury Basin stands out. Its’ uniqueness may be a good thing, because this…
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The Balabag Gold-Silver Project, Southern Philippines
Although it doesn’t get a lot of attention as a resource-rich nation, the geologic and tectonic setting of the Philippines…
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Lithium Americas: Critical Time, Critical Element
Most junior miners focus their efforts on advancing a single project, but after acquiring Millennial Lithium, Lithium Americas is poised…
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Gold Deposits of New Zealand
Gold was one of New Zealand’s first industries. What is less known, and somewhat at odds with the country’s “clean…
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OceanaGold’s Project Martha
Introduction The Coromandel area in New Zealand’s central north peninsula has a rich history of 200 years of gold prospecting…
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Tellurium recovery from copper smelting at Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon (Kennecott) Mine
Tellurium, an essential component in photovoltaic solar cells, is about to be extracted as a byproduct of copper smelting at…
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Khoemacau: Africa’s Newest Copper-Silver Mine
Botswana has long been known for producing diamonds. The new Khoemacau Project is proving this underexplored region of Southern Africa…
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