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Lithium Producing Countries Becoming Lithium Battery Producers?
Spodumene We recently wrote about how old mines are re-opening so mining operators can extract the lithium that might remain. We explained how the increase in exploration may have to do with the U.S....
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Lithium Still a Valued Source, Encouraging Old Mines to Re-Open
Lithium mineral spodumene, major source of lithiumThe USGS reports that owing to continuing exploration, lithium resources have increased substantially worldwide and total about 62 million tons....
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Rare Earth Mineral Talk is Not So Rare These Days
There has been a lot of talk about rare earth elements (REEs) these days. Just this week, we skimmed through many news articles and commentaries regarding the escalating rare earth minerals trade...
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Using XRF Technology when Mining Palladium
Palladium belongs to the Platinum group metals (Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Osmium, and Iridium). According to the USGS, “naturally occurring platinum and platinum-rich alloys have been...
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First Asteroids, Now the Moon: Space Mining Inches Closer to Reality
Advancing Mining has been reporting on the space mining phenomenon for several years as new developments and advances continue. Some of the latest news, reported by Mining.com, is that European...
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Will You Be Mine, Valentine Mine?
According to Alan Rayburn, an author who wrote about Canadian place names, there are 24 geographic features, mostly island, lakes, and hills – in Canada with the word valentine (or a form of it) in it....
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Is Your Handheld XRF Analyzer as Tough as Your Other Mining Equipment?
Portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers provide reliable, real-time data for sample identification and geochemical analysis of various elements. These analyzers allow miners and geologists to take...
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New Applications for Stainless Steel in Mining
Steel has many applications in the mining industry because it is inexpensive, strong but lightweight, corrosion-resistant, durable, and sustainable. Tools, drill rigs, demolition equipment, grinding...
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The Cobalt Question: Could Australia Be the Answer?
An increasing number of hybrid and electric vehicles are expected to enter the market in the coming years. Such forecasts are focusing more attention than ever on lithium and cobalt, the raw materials...
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Where to See the World’s Largest Gold Nuggets
In 1848, the discovery of a gold nugget in northern California sparked the California Gold Rush, the largest mass migration in U.S. history. Today, the idea of finding gold holds the same allure. An LA...
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Nevada: The Silver State
Whether you attended the American Exploration and Mining Meeting last month in Reno, Nevada, or not, you may be interested in learning a little bit about the history of mining and minerals in that...
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The Newest Gold Mining Tool: Bacteria
Geologists employ a variety of geophysical methods to measure variations in the physical properties of rocks (e.g. density, magnetism, electrical conductivity, natural radioactivity, etc.) that may...
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Infographic: All About Silver
According to the United States Geological Survey Minerals Report, last year U.S. mines produced approximately 1,100 tons of silver with an estimated value of $570 million. There was an additional...
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Mining through the Tour de France
The Tour de France is a multi-stage bicycle race that covers over 2,200 miles of ground, through the mountains, hills, and flat areas of France and surrounding areas. (Click here to see an outline of...
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Phytomining: Harvesting Germanium May Provide a New Source of this Metal
What do sunflowers, corn, and cell phones have in common? The element Germanium (Ge). This semi-metallic element is widely used in semiconductors incorporated into computers, cell phones, and fiber...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Too Much Garlic or Tellurium?
Tellurium is a scarce element with metallurgical applications as an additive to stainless steel, and as an ingredient in alloys made with copper, lead, and iron. However, human exposure to tellurium...
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Check out the Cement, Coal & Minerals Learning Center
Mining operators and cement manufacturers must improve efficiency and quality — from exploration through processing — in order to ensure profitability. That’s why we have developed a Cement, Coal...
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What Elements are on the Periodic Table, and Why Should I Care?
The Periodic Table was created in 1869 by Russian chemist Dmitry I. Mendeleev. According to a BBC report, Mendeleev realized that the “physical and chemical properties of elements were related to...
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INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fun Facts About Chromium
Chromite, an oxide of iron, magnesium, aluminum, and chromium, is the only ore mineral of chromium. The USGS reports that “in nature, chromite deposits are generally of two major types: stratiform...
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The Hidden Eggs of Exploration
On Monday March 28, 2016, the President of the United States and his family will host the 138th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. According to the White House Historical Association, the annual...
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