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Links below to the five popular posts of 2017. Other popular posts were two others on conglomerate gold in the Pilbara, lithium statistics and famous geology quotes. The most popular companies, in order, were: Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX: AVL), Mod Resources Limited (ASX: MOD), Silver Mines Limited (ASX: SVL)…
Ilmenite (FeTiO3, Mn or Mg may substitute for Fe) is the main mineral mined for titanium. In its purer form it contains 55-65% titanium dioxide. It is often lower grade than this, due to impurities. Impurities in ilmenite occur in two forms; grains, such as monazite, within the mineral lattice;…
Silver is thought to have been first used as money in Mesopotamia around 3,000BC. The silver was initially in the form of rings worn as jewelry that also functioned as currency. Coins were subsequently minted using the sexagesimal system (this system, based upon 60, is still used today to measure…
Selling Metal Concentrates: Payable Metal, Treatment Charges, Penalties, Terms of Sale Concentrate sales is a complex and poorly understood part of the resource supply chain. And yet it must be understood to form any opinion on suitable resource sector investment. If you are not in the business, it is very…
I first wrote about the Pagl copper-gold porphyry project here. The owners have forwarded me a presentation. You can read it here – July 2015 Pagl Porphyry Cu-Au Presentation. It’s worth a look as the alteration and surface gossans look very good. [Note that you need to open the post…
Wolf Richter writes on finance and economics at Wolf Street. He suggested I might enjoy his book, and I did. At its heart, Big Like is a love story set against the enigmatic social mores of Japan. It is well written and offers fascinating insights into the culture. For example…