This blog post sheds light on the often volatile nature of mining careers, with a focus on the critical events of 2013 that led to widespread layoffs of geologists, illustrating the risks that lie beneath the surface of this seemingly secure profession.
Read MoreLawrence Carter’s 2022 paper using electric pulse fragmentation to unlock the secrets of porphyry ore body formation was Nature Communications 30th most downloaded article of last year. This work shifts our thinking from a slow build up or fertile magmas to them developing over a much shorter timescale…read more
Read MoreDan Parvaz will be attending the “Understanding Your Mineral Deposit” event organised by GSL (Grinding Solutions Limited) at the Geological Society of London’s (also GSL) headquarters on Jan 26th 2023 followed by the London Mining Sundowner, and will also be speaking at the University of Leeds in February 2023.
Read MoreWith the release of the UK’s strategy for securing the supply of critical minerals in July this year, there’s been plenty of discussion about the government’s plans, what it wants to achieve, and how it compares with other nations.
Read MoreIn July 2022 the UK government unveiled it’s first ‘Critical Minerals Strategy’ dubbed ‘Resilience for the Future. The Critical Minerals Association have hosted a discussion panel on the strategy, and here review that discussion and add our own thoughts.
Read MoreA research team led by the Camborne School of Mines, part of the University of Exeter, has quantified the way in which electric pulse disaggregation can improve the liberation and recovery of foraminifera from well-cemented carbonate rocks.
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