For most people, “copper” calls to mind an important and increasingly rare commodity that’s found in a certain part of Zambia. Here, these mineral...
Copper has been around for far more decades, lifetimes, and centuries than most of us can comprehend – ten and a half thousand years,...
Think of the last time you connected with someone. Perhaps it was via a text message, or a Skype call, or a visit to...
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...
1. It is one of the world’s biggest producers of diamonds
In 2017, Sierra Leone produced nearly 450 000 carats of diamonds, making it the...
Drilling is the process of creating a hole in a hard surface, specifically where the length of the hole is greater than its diameter....
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...
1. There has been mining there for thousands of years
Archaeologists believe that the Gokomere people (who are the ancestors of today’s Shona people, among...
(1) Your friend phones you at midnight with car trouble. What do you do?
Go back to sleep
Send them a taxi service’s number
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Considering that the per carat value of coloured gemstones like emeralds and rubies is growing faster than diamond prices, it may finally be time...
