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Commodities
Gemstone Commodity Overview
Gemstones have enchanted humans since ancient times. Gems were believed to be gifts of gods, miracles of nature or stars…
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Deposits and Projects
Geology of the PGE Deposits in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa
Overview The Bushveld Complex (BC), located in northern South Africa, is a Paleoproterozoic Large Igneous Province ~2 Ga in age.…
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Important Mining Districts
Emerald Heart of Africa: The Kagem Mine, Kafubu Mining Area, Zambia
The Kafubu Mining Area is one of the largest suppliers of gem-quality emeralds in the world, second to Colombia. Located…
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Deposit Types
Carbonatite Rare Earth Elements Deposits
Introduction Carbonatites are a special group of carbonate-rich igneous rocks and the world’s primary source of rare earth elements (REE),…
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Mining Methods
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa
Artisanal mining is a popular term used to describe to informal mining activities carried out with little or no mining…
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Deposit Types
World Phosphate Deposits
Introduction Phosphate Rock (PR) has long been an important agriculture-based commodity. Most soils are phosphate deficient, and with the majority…
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Ore Deposits and Mines
Ivanhoe Mines Kamoa-Kakula Project
When we write about great deposits they are most often well known mines with long established pedigrees and histories of daring…
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Important Mining Districts
The Central African Copper Belt
Sediment-hosted copper deposits are the second most important source of copper next to porphyry copper deposits and account for about…
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Mining Company News Reviews
True Gold Continues to Expand the Karma Gold Project
Announced in May 2014, the company has officially begun construction of the Karma Gold Mine. Rather than focus all of their efforts on building…
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Mining Company News Reviews
True Gold Adds Resources to Karma Deposit
North Kao is deeply weathered which is good since we’re really only interested in the oxide and transition ounces at…
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