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Gold-Sulfur Complex Found to Play Crucial Role in Gold Deposit Formation
An international team of scientists, led by Adam Simon, has uncovered the role of a gold-trisulfur complex in gold deposit formation. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals how this complex forms in the Earth's mantle under specific pressure and temperature conditions, especially in subduction zones ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Set to Target Spiderweb-Like 'Boxworks Deposits' on Mars' Surface
NASA’s Curiosity rover is set to explore Martian "spiderweb" formations, known as boxwork, which may reveal secrets about the planet’s ancient watery past. These unique structures, first observed decades ago, could help scientists understand Mars' history of water and the potential for past life. The rover’s investigation aims to study minera...
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Early Human Settlement’s Evidence Discovered in 6,000 Years Old Ancient Submerged Bridge
Early humans might have settled within a cave on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, a group of researchers have found. The discovery was made because of the identification of an ancient submerged bridge, which is said to have been constructed roughly 6,000 years ago. This discovery revises the previously accepted timeline of human settlement on ...
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Indian, Japanese Scientists Discover 600-Million-Year-Old Ocean In Himalayas
High in the Himalayas, scientists from India and Japan have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behind from an ancient ocean which existed around 600 million years ago.
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Google Leads $36 Million Funding Round for Bengaluru-Based Satellite-Image Startup Pixxel
Google is leading a $36 million (roughly Rs. 297 crore) funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup. Founded in 2019, Pixxel is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an image.
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Monopolies On Supplies Of Minerals Could Make Energy Transition Difficult: Commerce Minister
"Many countries of the south have huge deposits of these resources and we should work closely to use such resources for the benefit of the south," Piyush Goyal said.
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Earth’s Continents Formed by Gigantic Meteorite Impacts, Claims New Research
Earth’s continents were formed by gigantic meteorite impacts that were prevalent during the first billion years of our planet's history. The new study has been a part of new Curtin research. The idea about the continents originally forming at sites of giant meteorite impacts had been around for decades. However, this study provides strong evidenc...
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China Miner To Set Up Kabul Shop With Eye On Untapped Mineral Deposits
China's mining company Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) will open an office in Afghanistan's capital Kabul by the end of this month, local media reported citing officials as saying on Saturday.
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As China Back Taliban, Its Firms Line Up To Exploit Rich Afghan Resources
As China warmed up to the Taliban by stepping up aid and diplomatic support for Taliban's global recognition, Chinese firms are busy exploring contracts to exploit resource-rich Afghanistan's mineral deposits, official media in Beijing reported.
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Australia, US And Canada Launch Interactive Map For Critical Minerals
Australia said it has teamed up with the United States and Canada to launch an interactive map of deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals that are expected to be in hot demand as the world moves to cleaner forms of energy.
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Meghalaya Told To Pay Rs 100-Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Coal Mining
Days after a judicial panel headed by Retired Justice BK Katakey found largescale violations of a coal mining ban in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the central pollution control board towards restoring the environment.
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Mongolia Agrees $5.5 Billion Economic Bailout Plan With IMF, Other Partners
The landlocked nation saw a double-digit annual growth rate over 2011-2013 as foreign investors rushed in to take advantage of its vast untapped mineral deposits.
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Kolar Gold Fields, Near Bengaluru, Likely To Be Revived In Bid To Cut Imports
State-run Mineral Exploration Corp has started exploring the reserves at Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka, to get a better estimate of the deposits, Reuters said citing government officials.
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Government Plans To Revive Colonial-Era Gold Mines With $2 Billion Reserves
Mineral Exploration Corp has started exploring the reserves at Kolar Gold Fields, in Karnataka, to get a better estimate of the deposits, according to three government officials and a briefing document prepared by the central mines ministry that was seen by Reuters.
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Government May Auction Diamond Mine Abandoned By Rio Tinto
Government will auction a diamond project that global miner Rio Tinto is abandoning, or allocate it to a state firm, the mines secretary said on Tuesday, adding that the government would move fast to tap the resource.
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Gold-Sulfur Complex Found to Play Crucial Role in Gold Deposit Formation
An international team of scientists, led by Adam Simon, has uncovered the role of a gold-trisulfur complex in gold deposit formation. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals how this complex forms in the Earth's mantle under specific pressure and temperature conditions, especially in subduction zones ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Set to Target Spiderweb-Like 'Boxworks Deposits' on Mars' Surface
NASA’s Curiosity rover is set to explore Martian "spiderweb" formations, known as boxwork, which may reveal secrets about the planet’s ancient watery past. These unique structures, first observed decades ago, could help scientists understand Mars' history of water and the potential for past life. The rover’s investigation aims to study minera...
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Early Human Settlement’s Evidence Discovered in 6,000 Years Old Ancient Submerged Bridge
Early humans might have settled within a cave on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, a group of researchers have found. The discovery was made because of the identification of an ancient submerged bridge, which is said to have been constructed roughly 6,000 years ago. This discovery revises the previously accepted timeline of human settlement on ...
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Indian, Japanese Scientists Discover 600-Million-Year-Old Ocean In Himalayas
High in the Himalayas, scientists from India and Japan have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behind from an ancient ocean which existed around 600 million years ago.
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Google Leads $36 Million Funding Round for Bengaluru-Based Satellite-Image Startup Pixxel
Google is leading a $36 million (roughly Rs. 297 crore) funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup. Founded in 2019, Pixxel is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an image.
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Monopolies On Supplies Of Minerals Could Make Energy Transition Difficult: Commerce Minister
"Many countries of the south have huge deposits of these resources and we should work closely to use such resources for the benefit of the south," Piyush Goyal said.
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Earth’s Continents Formed by Gigantic Meteorite Impacts, Claims New Research
Earth’s continents were formed by gigantic meteorite impacts that were prevalent during the first billion years of our planet's history. The new study has been a part of new Curtin research. The idea about the continents originally forming at sites of giant meteorite impacts had been around for decades. However, this study provides strong evidenc...
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China Miner To Set Up Kabul Shop With Eye On Untapped Mineral Deposits
China's mining company Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) will open an office in Afghanistan's capital Kabul by the end of this month, local media reported citing officials as saying on Saturday.
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As China Back Taliban, Its Firms Line Up To Exploit Rich Afghan Resources
As China warmed up to the Taliban by stepping up aid and diplomatic support for Taliban's global recognition, Chinese firms are busy exploring contracts to exploit resource-rich Afghanistan's mineral deposits, official media in Beijing reported.
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Australia, US And Canada Launch Interactive Map For Critical Minerals
Australia said it has teamed up with the United States and Canada to launch an interactive map of deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals that are expected to be in hot demand as the world moves to cleaner forms of energy.
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Meghalaya Told To Pay Rs 100-Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Coal Mining
Days after a judicial panel headed by Retired Justice BK Katakey found largescale violations of a coal mining ban in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the central pollution control board towards restoring the environment.
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Mongolia Agrees $5.5 Billion Economic Bailout Plan With IMF, Other Partners
The landlocked nation saw a double-digit annual growth rate over 2011-2013 as foreign investors rushed in to take advantage of its vast untapped mineral deposits.
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Kolar Gold Fields, Near Bengaluru, Likely To Be Revived In Bid To Cut Imports
State-run Mineral Exploration Corp has started exploring the reserves at Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka, to get a better estimate of the deposits, Reuters said citing government officials.
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Government Plans To Revive Colonial-Era Gold Mines With $2 Billion Reserves
Mineral Exploration Corp has started exploring the reserves at Kolar Gold Fields, in Karnataka, to get a better estimate of the deposits, according to three government officials and a briefing document prepared by the central mines ministry that was seen by Reuters.
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Government May Auction Diamond Mine Abandoned By Rio Tinto
Government will auction a diamond project that global miner Rio Tinto is abandoning, or allocate it to a state firm, the mines secretary said on Tuesday, adding that the government would move fast to tap the resource.
