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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Great Deposits – Grasberg Part 3 – Mining and Engineering
In our first two articles we discussed the history and geology of the Grasberg Mine and it is now time to come back
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Great Deposits- Grasberg Part 2 – Geology
In Grasberg Part 1 we discussed the social and cultural aspects of the Grasberg deposit and outlined it’s long and fascinating
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Great Deposits of the World – Grasberg Part 1
When creating this series on great deposits there are various criteria that can be used to evaluate whether a deposit
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Nickel Laterites: The World’s Largest Source of Nickel
Nickel is found in two types of deposits; Nickel laterites and magmatic sulfide deposits. Although nickel Laterites make up 70% of
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Nickel: Commodity Overview
Man’s first and mostly unintentional use of nickel began with making pottery and tools as early as 3500BC, but it’s intentional
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Barisan Gold Honing in on Indonesian Gold and Copper
With almost 600 meters of gold values, the results from hole UTD-006 certainly help create a case in favour of continued
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Mining Active Volcanoes (Surprisingly, we can and do!)
The role that volcanoes have in creating land is obvious to anyone who has seen the spectacular eruptions in Iceland
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Barisan Gold Drilling the Sumatran Jungle for Copper (and Gold)
While the actual metal grades are obviously a target worth following, the alteration minerals observed in the drill core are
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Barisan Porhyry Belt, Indonesia
Overview The “Barisan Porphyry Belt” is a series of Copper-Gold Porphyry prospects on north-western tip of the island of Sumatra,
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