gold

Golden Minerals tables initial resource for Yoquivo silver-gold project in Mexico :

Minera Gold (“Minera” or “the Company”), a mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the initial mineral resource estimate for its Yoquivo silver-gold project located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The Mineral Resource Estimate was completed by Qualified Person, Mr. Ramon Rojas, MSc. P.Geo., of Rojas & Asociados, S.C., using the Canadian…

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Magnesium-Mining

Most commonly used metal – Magnesium

Magnesium is the third most used metal, following iron and aluminium. Magnesium derives its name from magnesite, a magnesium carbonate mineral, and this stone in turn is told to owe its name to magnesite dumps found in Magnesia, a region in the antique Greek region of Thessaly. The British chemist Humphry Davy is said to…

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A recently identified mineral found in abandoned gold mine dumps.

A recently identified mineral, named kanatzidisite, was found in the mining dumps of the abandoned Nagybörzsöny gold deposit at Alsó-Rózsa in northern Hungary. Kanatzidisite, belonging to the class of materials known as chalcogenides, has historical usage in copper production and modern applications in catalytic reactions for fuel production, solar cells, and various materials. This novel…

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