Large Scale Mining
New Technology for Extracting Lithium To Be Tested in Nevada
December 2017 by George Corfield
Production of the Lithium will be completed in a 48-hour process with much less waste and a substantial increase of recovery rates from around 40% with conventional evaporation to near 90%.
Southwest Alaska Gold Project Progresses
NovaGold Resources Inc. announced that a gold prospect in southwest Alaska is ready to advance to permitting.
Underground Mining: Stoping Methods

EPA Reopens Comments on Pebble Project
The settlement did not grant an immediate approval for the project, but it did begin to clear the way for the company to apply for federal permits—a path the Obama administration previously had thwarted.
Soft Rock Excavation Techniques
The Importance Of Mining Critical Minerals In The USA
Critical minerals are products that the government has designated as critical to our national interest because of both their potential military and industrial applications.
21st Century American Gold Rush: Rare Earth Elements
The burning question I needed answered was why didn’t the deposit ever get mined of at least one of the valuable minerals? A couple of reasons have come to light.
Care and Lubrication of a Model 13 Laboratory Wilfley Table

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