mining
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Great Deposits
Mountain Pass: America’s Once and Future Rare Earth King
Mountain Pass, California once produced the majority of the world’s Rare Earth Elements (REEs). The 2002 closure of the mine…
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Knowledge Base
In-situ leaching: a cleaner, greener, cheaper way to mine
Industrial mining is the foundation of modern society, everything that isn’t grown as a crop is ultimately derived from minerals…
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Deposits and Projects
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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Knowledge Base
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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Deposits and Projects
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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Popular Geology and News
Uranium Resources: A Key to Energy Security
As supply chains break down and international relations deteriorate, energy security has rapidly emerged as a vital issue. Several countries,…
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Prospects and Projects
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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The Basics
What the –ic? An Introduction to Alteration
Understanding alteration is essential to understanding where the next big discovery will be found. The term “alteration” appears in almost…
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Deposits and Projects
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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