Minerals, Mining and the Green Revolution
While we still remain reliant on fossil fuels, there is tremendous momentum towards renewable energy in many countries. Increasingly, our […]
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Popular Geology and News
Geology related stories and special interest pieces. After all, there’s more to geoscience than mining projects!
Interview with an Exploration Geologist – Atoka Gold
All too often, in exploration geology we only hear about the big scores. The Chuck Fipkes, the David Lowells, the
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Metals and Electric Cars – A Revolution in the Making
There’s a revolution going on in the auto industry right now. Tesla, Inc. has proven demand for electric vehicles (EV’s) and
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Dr. Clay: That mud bath might actually be good for you
Clay is a very fine grained natural rock or soil material made up of one or more clay minerals. As
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Mining for Cosmetics: Mineralogy and the Ancient Art of Looking Good
Looking over my partner’s makeup ingredients on the weekend made me curious as to where makeup users thought their makeup
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Keep your House Warm with “Volcanic Popcorn”
The term ‘volcanic popcorn’ was coined in order to describe the volcanic rock named perlite. Early records include Charles Ballenger
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Fertilizer from South Australia’s Sugarloaf Graphite Deposit?
You may not think of farming and mining as two complimentary activities, but what most people don’t know is that
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Exploration Is Multidisciplinary: Exploring the Relationships Between Geologists and Biologists
Often biologists and geologists are portrayed as being at odds on their views of resource development. Biologists are typically seen as
Chile Gives Us A Lesson in Plate Tectonics
At 3am in the small town of Pucón in southern Chile, the Villarica volcano put on an incredible light show,
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Snowballs and Congress: Complexities in Climate Science
Global Warming is quite literally a ‘hot topic’ these days, and is often a major cause of contention between political
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