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• Mini-Symposium on Laterites or Laterwrongs: Making the Pieces Fit

  March 12, 2013

  On Tuesday March 26, 2013 the TGDG will host a selection of speakers for a mini-symposium at Hart House on ‘Laterites or Laterwrongs: Making the Pieces Fit’. Speakers include Ravi Anand (CSIRO), Peter Winterbourne (Vale), and Ron Schonewille (Xstrata)...

• CET Seminar Series starts March 15 with presentation on The Past and Future of Nickel Discovery

  March 11, 2013

  Hailing from industry, government and academia, high profile Australian and internationally-based researchers will join the CET fortnightly to share their experience on a wide variety of geoscience topics.These seminars are FREE and all interested Geologists are welcome to attend...

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  Is regulation robbing exploration properties of their worth?

  February 25, 2013

  You can’t get chickens if you don’t allow the eggs to develop. Joe Hinzer, president of geological consulting firm Watts, Griffiths and McOuat (WGM), uses this analogy to illustrate how many early-stage exploration projects are being stifled by current mineral valuation regulations before they have a shot at becoming mines.

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• Roundup 2013: HDI's Thiessen sees 'mining renaissance'

  February 04, 2013

  It has been a busy 24 hours as the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) kicked off its Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013...

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  Where do I meet the geologists of Africa?

  January 29, 2013

  Africa is more than 20 per cent of the world’s land area, is home to 15 per cent of human population but still earns its label as the Dark Continent through generating only 2 per cent of the world’s electricity. Where can you find the geologists exploring this sleeping giant with its inevitable future in the resources sector?

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  CMIC Footprints project sets sights on large ore-forming systems

  January 28, 2013

  As exploration programs focus on remote and concealed targets, the ability to recognize large ore-forming systems – from the most distal margins to high-grade cores – becomes increasingly important. Efforts are therefore under way to generate sophisticated “footprint” or “signature” models of high-value deposits.

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  Greenfields come to Perth for Greenland Day

  December 2, 2012 

  The December 4th Greenland Day, taking place in Perth, will feature industry and geoscience experts from across the globe, discussing Greenland’s burgeoning exploration opportunities and recent research advances...

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  On Nov 8, Discover the Future of Exploration

  November 1, 2012 

  Some of the sector's leading minds will be looking into their crystal balls on November 8th, trying to summon a picture of what the future might hold for exploration and mining in Canada...

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• Petrobras Starts Output at Baleia Azul Presalt Field

  September 11, 2012

  Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, said Tuesday that it had started oil production at the Baleia Azul presalt field in the offshore Campos Basin...

• Is Gold Regaining its Glitter?

  September 11, 2012

  Barrick Gold CEO Jamie Sokalsky speaks with Carl Quintanilla on CNBC about Barrick's strategy to drive shareholder value...

• The Long Term Tie Between Energy Supply, Population, and the Economy

  September 10, 2012

  The tie between energy supply, population, and the economy goes back to the hunter-gatherer period...

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  First International Mining for Development course into Africa

  August 3, 2012 

  As African countries seek to attract further mining exploration investment, the importance of effective, efficient cadastral systems and high-quality survey data is becoming ever clearer. The first International Mining for Development (IM4DC) course into Africa, conducted in Burkino Faso from May to July 2012, focused on the integration of cadastral, geoscience and satellite data for mining exploration and development. It’s part of a longer term capacity building process supported by industry, Australian education and government agencies.

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  The Ring of Fire: can this young camp become a role model for mineral development?

  July 17, 2012 MINING EXPLORER

  The relatively young Ring of Fire exploration camp in northern Ontario has the opportunity to become a global model of responsible development where First Nations groups, mining companies and the provincial government work together to transition from exploration to production in a way that benefits all.

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• Exploration needed to kickstart next mining boom

  July 12, 2012

  A massive two thirds of Western Australia remains unexplored for minerals and geologists say the territory presents huge potential...

• Teams Finding New Ways to Shale Success

  July 12, 2012

  Shale and other unconventional resources are being called the biggest game changer in a generation – and as land and other costs escalate, the industry continues to apply lessons gleaned from the early successes...

• How EM geophysics can help feasibility studies

  July 11, 2012

  In this exclusive interview with Professor David Thiel, Director at the Centre for Wireless Monitoring and Applications at Griffith University, he discusses how electromagnetic geophysics can help those who are conducting a feasibility study and opens up on the real cost benefits of this technology...

• Mining security – opening up Latin America

  July 11, 2012

  Improved security has started to open up new areas for mineral exploration in Latin America....

• The Difficulty with Diagrams

  July 4, 2012

  Scientists love diagrams as they allow us to clearly show data in a visual sense, rather than by simply displaying numbers, making the meaning much clearer and instantly understandable. The difficulty comes in making that diagram as informative as it needs to be...

• Greenland split over uranium mining

  July 4, 2012

  Investors are standing by to invest in mining in Greenland, but the country's zero-tolerance uranium policy is standing in the way...

• A geochemist's Periodic Table of Elements

  June 29, 2012

  I suspect that a lot of you readers share with me a lifelong fascination with the Periodic Table of Elements...

• Sea rise faster on East Coast than rest of globe

  June 25, 2012

  From Cape Hatteras, N.C., to just north of Boston, sea levels are rising much faster than they are around the globe, putting one of the world's most costly coasts in danger of flooding, government researchers report...

• The secular commodity supercycle explained in just one chart

  June 25, 2012

  Commodity bulls point to the massive build out in the developing countries to buttress their argument that the long-term outlook for metals is bullish – and the party has only just begun.

• The lithium ion battery – a potential growth driver for graphite

  June 22, 2012

  Visual Capitalist has published an infographic on the Lithium Ion Battery. Lithium-ion batteries are already in our mobile devices and power tools, but tomorrow lithium-ion batteries will power the future of green technology...

• Earth Explorer site now indexed on SearchMining.net

  June 5, 2012

  Earth Explorer magazine is now indexed on Search Mining. SearchMining.net is a free vertical search engine dedicated to the mining industry.

• Video tours of new features in the Geosoft 2012 software release

  June 4, 2012

  Videos of new features in the Geosoft 2012 software release are now online. The videos review the latest improvements to Oasis montaj, GM-SYS, Target and Target for ArcGIS.

• New Clean Mining Alliance to Promote Advancements in Technology in the Mining Industry

  May 31, 2012

  The Clean Mining Alliance announced its new industry association to draw attention to clean technology innovation...

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  3D Earth Modelling in the Cloud: The Geosoft VOXI development story

  May 25, 2012Exploring with Data

  Creating the cloud-based VOXI inversion service, released by Geosoft in April 2012, took over three years and required the work of 29 people on a number of development teams. Ian MacLeod, Chief Technologist tells the development story behind VOXI...

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• The diversification of Nevada mining: searching for rare earths

  May 15, 2012Nevada Mining Blog

  Nevada's mining industry is most closely associated with the large-scale commodities found in the exchange markets – gold, silver and copper. However, new projects and the potential for new discoveries have ushered a period of exciting diversification within the industry...

• Rio Tinto CEO warns of growing risks to global supply of metals

  May 3, 2012

  Tom Albanese warned investors Thursday that rising costs and calls for buybacks and special dividends eat away at incentives to build new mines...

• Africa's demand for minerals and agriproducts to increase as population soars

  April 27, 2012

  With the increase in mining licences and the discovery of new mineral resources, there will be a need to develop infrastructure. "In Southern Africa, mining licences are being granted in the hinterland for new mineral exploration and production ...

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  Is structural mapping a dying art?

  April 23, 2012 Mining Explorer

  Is it possible, or even necessary, for the industry to revive the dying art of structural mapping? Some ideas and solutions to this systemic challenge from a recent Earth Explorer group discussion.

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• VOXI Earth Modelling technology released by Geosoft

  April 23, 2012

  Geosoft announced the release of VOXI Earth Modelling, cloud-based 3D modelling technology that advances exploration geophysics for improved geologic understanding and drill targeting...

• Huge Fracking Potential in UK

  April 22, 2012 Wealth Wire

  The shale gas industry is booming in the United States. And the same could be happening for the United Kingdom soon enough...

• Plans afoot to tap Iceland's geothermal energy with 745-mile cable

  April 22, 2012

  A proposed high voltage electrical cable running across the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean to tap Iceland's surplus volcanic geothermal energy would become the world's longest underwater electrical cable, if it goes ahead...

• Geosoft 2012 Software Release now available

  April 20, 2012

  Updates to Geosoft Oasis montaj, Target, Target for ArcGIS and GM-SYS Modelling software improve 2D to 3D visualization workflows for greater efficiency when analyzing subsurface earth structures...

• Airborne Geophysical Survey Over Henry Property

  April 20, 2012

  First Graphite Corp has retained Geotech Ltd. to conduct an airborne Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM) and a horizontal magnetic gradiometer survey over its Henry Property...

• University of Minnesota startup offers energy solutions that reduce CO2 emissions

  April 19, 2012

  The University of Minnesota has launched a startup that will provide renewable energy more economically than existing alternatives while reducing harmful carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion such as from coal-burning power plants...

• Nevada to Host Greenest Mine in America

  April 11, 2012

  American Vanadium has engaged Hanlon Engineering to evaluate the installation of renewable energy generation for the Gibellini Project site in central Nevada...

• Six gridding algorithms and when to use them

  April 3, 2012 Exploring with Data

  A list of six different gridding algorithms available in Geosoft, and a brief description of when you might use them...

• Balmoral Exploration Update

  March 20, 2012

  The company currently has four drills active. Two drills are expanding high-grade gold discoveries on the Martiniere Gold Property and a third is conducting follow-up drilling and testing additional targets on the Grasset Gold Property...

• Istanbul 2012 International Geophysical Conference And Oil & Gas Exhibition

  March 20, 2012

  Chamber of Geophysical Engineers of Turkey (CGET) and Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will be organizing their second conference in Turkey. The conference will cover geophysical research and applications for current and future activities...

• Remote Mining Technology: Remote Control Your Mine

  March 20, 2012

  What was once talked about as a future trend is now a tangible reality. In the months ahead, expect investment in remote monitoring solutions to be higher than ever...

• Global Mining Finance Spring Conference in London

  March 20, 2012

  London conference brings miners and financiers together to look at the hottest regions for mining and the hottest commodities for investment...

• Operational Excellence in Mining 2012 Conference in South Africa

  March 20, 2012

  April summit in South Africa on operational excellence in mining provides panel discussions and networking opportunities with experts and industry leaders...

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  Earth Explorer makeover begins today

  March 9, 2012  

  Earth Explorer magazine is undergoing a content and design makeover, responding to feedback from readers and following our own intuition on what the magazine does best, and ways we can improve. You’ll begin seeing changes on EarthExplorer.com starting today...

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• Geoscientists without Borders announces new project in Benin, Africa

  March 8, 2012

  Seismic imaging to help understand and manage water quality in coastal Benin, West Africa will be conducted by faculty and students from Boise State, the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA), and University d'Abomey-Calavi (Benin, West Africa)...

• New Gold Announces Further Increase in Gold Resources at Blackwater Project

  March 7, 2012

  New Gold Inc. announced an updated National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for its Blackwater Project in central British Columbia...

• Global Sustainable Mining Summit in April

  March 7, 2012

  Fleming Gulf is hosting a Global Sustainable Mining Summit on 24 - 25 April 2012 in London, UK. The conference aims to address prominent sustainability development issues and challenges in mining industry...

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  Short list for what's new and interesting at PDAC 2012

  FEBRUARY 27, 2012

  This year's PDAC Convention for mineral exploration is bigger than ever, with a broad range of technical, innovation and open sessions to choose from. Here's our short list for what's new and interesting at PDAC in 2012. New PDAC Mobile App...

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• Flinders Resources Ltd Gets the Grip on Graphite

  February 27, 2012 Mercenary Alert

  Golf clubs, baseball bats, and bike frames aside, graphite seems destined to be the next big thing in the junior resource sector...

• MacDonald Mines Outlines Exploration Status and Initiates 2012 Exploration Program

  February 14, 2012

  MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. provides an exploration update in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region of the James Bay Lowlands...

• Registrations for the KEGS 2012 Symposium are now open

  February 13, 2012

  The popular annual KEGS PDAC Symposium returns March 3rd, 2012 the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This event brings together geophysicists from across North America and around the world...

• Denver Museum Announces Plans for Digging Snowmastodon Book

  February 13, 2012

  Digging Snowmastodon: Discovering an Ice Age World in the Colorado Rockies describes the events surrounding the amazing discovery, the excitement and emotion of the dig itself...

• GIS and generative geology insights

  FEBRUARY 07, 2012 Exploring with Data

  Mining IQ assembled their top GIS in Mining and Exploration content in a recent blog post. The perspectives are varied, and make for a good read...

• UNH Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana Trench

  February 6, 2012

  Using a multibeam echo sounder and state-of-the-art equipment for mapping the ocean floor, scientists from the University of New found four "bridges" spanning the Mariana trench...

• Survey reveals serious concerns about managing exploration data

  JANUARY 26, 2012 Exploring with Data

  Having problems managing your exploration data? You're not alone. In a recent survey conducted by Geosoft, four out of five respondents identified data management as a critical or top five priority...

• Geophysicists and Geologists Working Together

  NOVEMBER 12, 2011 Exploring with Data

• Five Best Practices for Handling the Data Explosion

  AUGUST 23, 2011 Exploring with Data

• Exploration companies in a unique position to support community micro-business

  JULY 22, 2011 Mining Explorer

• Microseismic breaks new ground

  NOVEMBER 12, 2010 Energy Explorer

• A New Generation of Exploration Projects

  NOVEMBER 11, 2010 Mining Explorer

• 250 Km Iron-T Mag Survey Complete And Topo Mapping Underway

  October 31, 2010

  Results of a new magnetic survey are expected to provide an abundance of drill targets which collectively, once drilled, should confirm the size of this World-Class magmatic V-Fe-Ti oxide deposit(s) covering the Iron-T...

• Magnetic and radiometric survey in Yukon

  October 8, 2010

  Airborne geophysical company Precision Geosurveys Inc. is surveying in Yukon. Taku Gold Corp. has engaged of Precision Geosurveys Inc. to complete high resolution, multi-sensor, airborne geophysical surveys over all seven of Taku’s properties in the White Gold district of Yukon...

• We’re not exactly virgins when it comes to offshore arctic drilling

  JULY 7, 2010 Energy Explorer

• Exploration tips from the best in the business

  JUNE 8, 2010 Mining Explorer

• Networking for the Lonesome Fieldie

  MAY 7, 2010 Mining Explorer

• Canada’s Oil Sands: demon factor reduced?

  MAY 6, 2010 Energy Explorer

• SEG PCs for Students Program Winners

  April 27, 2010

  Every year since 2001, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Foundation has sponsored a PCs for Students program that donates PCs and geoscience software...

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• Reports of prospecting’s death are greatly exaggerated

  APRIL 15, 2010 Mining Explorer

• A better picture of reserves

  APRIL 15, 2010 Energy Explorer

• The old becomes the new

  APRIL 1, 2010 Energy Explorer

• Geoengineering: should we intervene?

  MARCH 15, 2010 Energy Explorer

• A real GEM for explorers

  MARCH 01, 2010 Energy Explorer

• A Vision for The Oil Sands

  FEBRUARY 18, 2010 Energy Explorer

• Will Shale Fail?

  FEBRUARY 18, 2010 Energy Explorer

• Are hydrates ready yet?

  FEBRUARY 15, 2010 Energy Explorer

• The Clock is Ticking

  SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 Mining Explorer

• India, the last frontier?

  AUGUST 12, 2009 Mining Explorer

• Tomorrow’s Leaders

  JULY 24, 2009 Mining Explorer

• Delving into the Geoblogosphere

  MAY 13, 2009 Mining Explorer

• Going Deep Down Under

  November 12, 2009
  A new multi-million dollar research effort headquartered in Australia may be the answer to uncovering those deeply buried mineral deposits that we all know are there but, to date, have been next to impossible to find...

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• Utility for Organizing Exploration Data on Desktops 

  November 12, 2009
  Explorers can easily organize and find their digital exploration data with the recently released Geosoft Desktop Cataloger utility...

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• Russia’s Missing Link: Education initiative trains next generation of geoscientists

  April 15, 2009

• Photo Finish: Earth Explorer Photo Contest Winners

  April 15, 2009

• Rock Science: Brazil’s Museum of Earth Sciences

  NOVEMBER 15, 2008

• Training Tomorrow's Geoscientists: Oklahoma State University

  AUGUST 15, 2008