In a world of diminishing, non-renewable resources, we as consumers of those resources have responsibilities, too. Instead of following the traditional “take-make-dispose” approach to...
Drilling is the process of creating a hole in a hard surface, specifically where the length of the hole is greater than its diameter....
Smelting is an extremely important part of the overall mining process, facilitating the extraction of all kinds of metals – including silver, and base...
There is something about “uranium” that connotes a rare — and even foreboding — substance, at least partly because of the way the word...
It’s been discovered on every continent on earth, it’s edible, our oceans contain nearly 20 million tonnes of it, and it’s perhaps the metal...
Considering that the per carat value of coloured gemstones like emeralds and rubies is growing faster than diamond prices, it may finally be time...
You don’t have to be a miner or a metallurgist to know that demand for nickel is on the rise. Think back to the...
Whenever you lay eyes on a diamond, your first thought is unlikely to be how extremely useful it is, as a stone. But many...
You may think of tin as a humble metal, and you aren’t alone. Tin is often overlooked, but the element is certainly not without...
Modern life as we know it simply wouldn’t be possible without copper. We rely on copper for telecommunication, for heating, and for almost everything...
