History & Geology
Critical Minerals: Gold
August 2011 by Chris Ralph
A few quick calculations show that approximately 11 tons of gold are lost each year just in the manufacture of new cell phones.Ask The Experts
Q: Is there a correlation between fault zones and mineralization of economic metals?
What Are Those Rocks In My Pan?
The placer mineral identification key is designed to answer this question. It attempts to recognize all the minerals in your gold pan concentrates.
The Ups and Downs of Geologic Faults
Faults are fractures, breaks and broken zones in the Earth’s crust where one side of the break has moved relative to the other, and they come in many different varieties.
Perception of Mining vs. Reality
Many modern mining companies have taken to making a special effort to ensure the goods and services they need are supplied as much as possible out of the local economy.Gemstones to Die For
Some gems can potentially poison you, make you sterile and even make you forget who you are.
Gold in Beatty, Nevada
In this case, signs of gold were found at the bottom of the alluvial and then traced in a triangle up the face of the mountain until they stopped—that is where the digging began.
PGMs in the United States
Until just recently, platinum-group metals (PGMs), especially palladium, had been holding their own on the market. But, Russia has now resumed shipments and it has brought prices down.
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