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Deposit Types
Five-Element Veins: A Little-Understood Silver & Cobalt Source
Five-element (silver (Ag) – cobalt (Co) – nickel (Ni) – bismuth (Bi) – arsenic (As)) vein deposits have been mined…
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Deposits and Projects
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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Deposit Types
Tenor and Magmatic Ni Deposits
The viability of most deposits is determined mainly by two factors: tonnage and grade. In magmatic nickel (Ni) deposits, however,…
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Deposits and Projects
Royal Nickel Corporation Rebrands To Karora Resources Inc.
Introduction While many resource companies found their work stalling in 2020 due to the pandemic, others have managed to explore…
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Mine Planning and Management
Mining CO2 – Is Mining Atmospheric Carbon the Future of Environmental Sustainability?
Introduction Since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, there has been increasing pressure for the mining industry to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Ore Deposits and Mines
The Lorraine Mine: Revisiting and Remodeling in Exploration
The Lorraine Mine in southwestern Quebec, Canada produced more than 600,000 tons of ore grading 1.37% Cu, 0.62% Ni, 0.2…
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Deposit Types
Komatiites and Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
Introduction Komatiites (pronounced ko-ma-tee-ites) are an unusual and very ancient volcanic rock. They are interesting to geologists for their unique…
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Prospects and Projects
Mining and Mineral Potential of Jamaica
Jamaica was known as the world’s top producer of bauxite producers globally, with a capacity of up to 5 million…
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Popular Geology and News
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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Popular Geology and News
The Moon’s Mysterious Magnetic Field
Today, the Moon has a very weak magnetic field, but researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently released…
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