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Geology
Geology Fundamentals: Metamorphic Rocks
There are three types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. This article is the second in our series on the…
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Ore Deposits and Mines
Geology of the World-Class Antamina Copper-Zinc Skarn Deposit, Peru
Antamina is located in the north-central part of Peru, in the Andes Mountains, at an elevation of 4,300 m. It…
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Great Deposits
Great Deposits – Grasberg Part 3 – Mining and Engineering
In our first two articles we discussed the history and geology of the Grasberg Mine and it is now time to come back…
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Great Deposits
Great Deposits- Grasberg Part 2 – Geology
In Grasberg Part 1 we discussed the social and cultural aspects of the Grasberg deposit and outlined it’s long and fascinating…
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Great Deposits
Great Deposits of the World – Grasberg Part 1
When creating this series on great deposits there are various criteria that can be used to evaluate whether a deposit…
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Deposits and Projects
Project Overview: Kaizen’s Aspen Grove Project
The Aspen Grove Project is 60% owned by Kaizen Discovery [TSX-V:KZD] with 40% owned by Itochu Corp. The project is…
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Deposit Types
Skarn Deposits – Our Largest Source of Tungsten
Skarn vs. skarn deposit Skarn is a relatively simple rock type formed when a magma body intrudes into carbonate sedimentary rocks…
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Mining Company News Reviews
Source’s Las Minas: Shallow Gold, Silver and Copper …and that New Director
In November the company appointed a new Chairman, David Baker and the stock almost instantly shot up from $0.02 to the…
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Mining Company News Reviews
Flush with Cash, Alexandria Uses Down-Hole IP to Define Deep Gold Targets
While there’s a good chance that the property would have been worth a whole lot more a few years ago,…
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Commodities
Tungsten
Tungsten is the 74th element on the periodic table and is closely related to both chromium and molybdenum. Tungsten has…
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