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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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