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An Overview of Fracking Policies (Part 1)
In the U.S, tens of thousands of shale wells employ hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking — a technique of injecting water, sand, and chemicals into shale and other tight rock formations to...
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Examples of Fracking Policies in the United States (Part 2)
In our last article we mentioned that many U.S. states have created regulations involving hydraulic fracturing , commonly known as fracking — a technique of injecting water, sand, and chemicals into...
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Four Environmental Benefits of Microtunneling
Editor’s Note: Today’s article was written by one of our readers, Jayde Ferguson. As the construction industry and everyday people become more environmentally conscious, ‘green’ practices have edged...
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Do We Need More Green Cheese? One Step Closer to Mining the Moon’s Resources.
The Tech Times recently reported that Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation and data services company partnered with NASA, is one step closer to mining the moon. “The California-based...
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Can You Own an Asteroid?
As the Earth’s mineral resources are rapidly diminishing, some scientists are considering an intriguing solution—mining asteroids, which are thought to contain huge supplies of gold, platinum, iron...
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How Mining Helps to Fill the Salt Shaker
Throughout history, salt has been an essential commodity. Prior to the advent of modern mining, salt was so difficult to produce that salt trade formed the basis of economies. Ancient Roman soldiers...
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Nickel Exploration Continues: New Deposits May Have Big Potential
Nickel may seem like one of the more ordinary elements, but it has some interesting characteristics: It is one of only three elements known to be magnetic (the others are iron and cobalt); it is...
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Shale Gas Production Grows, Industry Benefits
Shale gas deposits, or “plays,” are contained in fine-grained sedimentary rocks that contain clay and other fine-grained minerals. Shale gas is difficult to extract because the low permeability and...
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Can the Fracking Boom Spread Beyond the United States?
Oil and gas exploration in the United States has yielded significant volumes of shale gas, but it seems that the shale boom isn’t quite taking off in the rest of the world. While a U.S. Energy...
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Make Sure Your XRF Analyzer is Doing Double Duty at Your Mine Site
Mining processes produce large volumes of waste, some of it toxic. This waste can result in acid mine drainage and groundwater contamination and needs to be closely monitored to ensure proper...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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