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Market Spotlight: Platinum in Demand
December 2006 by Associated Press
Platinum has run to record highs this year, but it’s not a rush of demand for wedding bands that has boosted prices. It’s diesel.Additional articles that might interest you...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
June 2006
• SREP appeals
• No decision yet in Karuk case
• Right to Access bill
• SREP appeals
• No decision yet in Karuk case
• Right to Access bill
Copper Mine Opening in Utah
April 2006
A second copper mine is opening in Utah with prices for the metal at their highest in a decade.
A second copper mine is opening in Utah with prices for the metal at their highest in a decade.
Ask the Experts
July 2013
Q: Is there a special name for this silver and copper alloy?
Q: Is there a special name for this silver and copper alloy?
Where to Find Gold in Indiana—Part II
January 2012
Part I of the article addressed modern placer gold deposits. This second installment will address “ancient” flood deposits.
Part I of the article addressed modern placer gold deposits. This second installment will address “ancient” flood deposits.
Gold Deposits in Skarn
July 2003
Skarn consists of coarse-grained calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum silicates formed by hydrothermal solutions, which replace limestone or dolomite near the contact with an igneous intrusion. The contact metamorphism is usually caused by an intrusion such as quartz monzonite, granodiorite, or similar rock type, which may or may not be mineralized.
Skarn consists of coarse-grained calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum silicates formed by hydrothermal solutions, which replace limestone or dolomite near the contact with an igneous intrusion. The contact metamorphism is usually caused by an intrusion such as quartz monzonite, granodiorite, or similar rock type, which may or may not be mineralized.
Detecting in Australia's Etheridge Goldfield
October 2007
This remote goldfield covers an area of over 13,000 square miles of the Savanna Gulf country of Far North Queensland, Australia.
This remote goldfield covers an area of over 13,000 square miles of the Savanna Gulf country of Far North Queensland, Australia.
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