A grab sample is a sample from a rock outcrop that is assayed to determine if valuable elements are contained…
Induced Polarization - short: IP - is one of the most commonly used mineral exploration techniques in geophysics. IP surveys…
According to Britanica, gossan, also spelled "gozzan", are rust-coloured oxide and hydroxide minerals that sit on top of ore deposits, as…
What's an epithermal deposit? Unlike porphyries, epithermal deposits are not large. They are often rather small, yet appealing to mining…
According to the SEC's glossary of mining terms, room-and-pillar mining is a method of mining flat-lying ore deposits in which…
Line cutting is often the first exploration work done on the claim. It involves cutting a main base line through the…
Mineral systems are a collection of mineral deposits. They describe the volume, and type of rock in a given place,…
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