The Seven Rarest Metals
In terms of abundance in the Earth’s crust, the rarest metals are: gold, platinum, osmium, iridium, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, tellurium …
Underground Mining Techniques and Risks
Undergrounds mining is still, even after hundreds of years of safety improvements, a dangerous and expensive business. It’s wise for …
Mining Active Volcanoes (Surprisingly, we can and do!)
The role that volcanoes have in creating land is obvious to anyone who has seen the spectacular eruptions in Iceland …
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The Promises and Risks of the Myanmar (Burma) Mining Industry
After over fifty years of self-imposed isolation and western sanctions, Myanmar (or Burma as some still prefer), has undergone a …
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Undersea Mining – Challenges and Potential
Although 70% of the world is covered with water, with the exception of oil and gas, under sea mineral exploration …
Diamonds – Where They Are Found and Why
Like gold, diamonds were originally recovered from alluvial deposits. However, unlike gold, the actual mining of diamonds from source deposits …
Minerals on the Edge – Plate Boundaries and Minerals
The world is a dynamic place. The earth that we stand on, and think of as fixed, is anything but. …
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Iron Deposits – Banded Iron Formations (BIF)
All the world’s Banded Iron Formations appear to have been formed by an unusual, one-off event. With many types of …
Alluvial and Placer Mineral Deposits
Technically a placer deposit is the general term for a mineral deposit formed by the concentration of moving particles by …
Kalgoorlie, Australia’s Largest Gold Producer
Heading east from Perth, Western Australia is one road that connects the western half of Australia with the eastern States. …
