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Gallium and Germanium in Utah
September 2003 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The high-tech industries are making use of a number of so-called “minor” metals, many of which are obtained as byproducts of copper, lead, or zinc mining. Some of the minor metals have properties that are ideal for certain applications and, in some cases, advancements in technology are being held back because of a shortage of the metals.Additional articles that might interest you...
"New" Gold Rush Has Arrived
June 2009
Gold mining is garnering national attention as the economy slows and more Americans look for a way to make ends meet.
Gold mining is garnering national attention as the economy slows and more Americans look for a way to make ends meet.
Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
January 2010
The Bawl Mill
December 2002
• Your tax dollars at work
• He's an "expert" in stupidity
• No sense of humor
• Your tax dollars at work
• He's an "expert" in stupidity
• No sense of humor
The Bawl Mill
January 2007
• Take the money and run...
• Blame it on the kid
• A cheap dinner date...
• For the couple who has everything...
• Take the money and run...
• Blame it on the kid
• A cheap dinner date...
• For the couple who has everything...
Visionaries, Scoundrels, and Gamblers
February 2000
Ask leading historians to name Colorado's top 10 builders and the list quickly grows to 50 people. The list includes visionaries, scoundrels and gamblers.
Ask leading historians to name Colorado's top 10 builders and the list quickly grows to 50 people. The list includes visionaries, scoundrels and gamblers.
The Birimian Greenstone Belts of West Africa
July 2013
The country we were to visit was Burkina Faso, a small country about the same size of my home state of Nevada with about 10 times more people. The second day I was in Africa, we went out to the goldfields for the first time.
The country we were to visit was Burkina Faso, a small country about the same size of my home state of Nevada with about 10 times more people. The second day I was in Africa, we went out to the goldfields for the first time.
Gold, Quartz & Chalcedony—Part II
November 2011
The specific gravity of chalcedony is 2.58 to 2.64. This is slightly lower than coarsely crystalline quartz because of slight porosity in chalcedony. Being so light, it will easily wash out of a gold pan.
The specific gravity of chalcedony is 2.58 to 2.64. This is slightly lower than coarsely crystalline quartz because of slight porosity in chalcedony. Being so light, it will easily wash out of a gold pan.
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