Gallium: The Unicorn of Critical Mineral Deposits
When you think of critical minerals, you probably think of lithium or cobalt, but some of the most threatened minerals […]
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Geology
Basic geology, ore deposits, mining districts and regional geology
Carbon Sequestration: Green Windfall or Hot Air?
The fight against climate change is also a race to develop and adopt new technologies: one of these is CO2
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Have we Reached Peak Copper?
You don’t have to look very hard to find someone predicting a resource shortage, whether its’ peak oil or more
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Back to Basics: Mineralogy of Ores
Mineral deposits are often boiled down to two factors: tonnage, and grade. Grade is expressed as a percentage of a
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Silver: The New Green Gold
Silver (Ag) has been considered a precious metal for thousands of years, but it has largely been outshone by rarer,
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Geologic Hydrogen: An Untapped Resource…If It Exists
The shift away from fossil fuels is the greatest challenge facing global civilization. Alternatives exist, but lack the flexibility, cheapness,
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The Next Generation of Cobalt Mines
Out of all the ‘critical’ metals, cobalt (Co) is perhaps the most threatened. This rare metal is a vital component
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Magmatic Nickel Deposits: The Needle in the Haystack
About 30% of the world’s nickel (Ni) comes from magmatic deposits. Despite accounting for a minority of Ni production, magmatic
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Metamorphism of Ore Deposits: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
We usually think of rocks as being unchanging, but sooner or later the heat and pressure of tectonic forces, volcanic
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Supercontinent Cycles: Geology on the Largest Scale
Geology can be hard to predict on the local scale (there’d be a lot fewer jobs for geologists otherwise) but
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