News tagged with gold mining
Under Andean ice, a golden prize
May 13, 2009 |
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An ambitious gold mining project in northern Chile, high up in the Andes close to ancient glaciers, is finally getting underway amid the economic downturn despite fears from environmentalists.
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The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes
May 18, 2009 |
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The study of ancient lake sediment from high altitude lakes in the Andes has revealed for the first time that mercury pollution occurred long before the start of the Industrial Revolution.
Gold nuggets reveal their inner secrets
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2007 |
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A study of the characteristics of gold nuggets from around Australia has overturned many years of accepted scientific wisdom on how nuggets form.
U.N. seeks global pact to curb mercury
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Worldwide government leaders meeting in Bangkok have been asked to step up efforts to develop an international agreement curbing mercury.
Lawmakers, activists battle over mountaintop removal coal mining
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Coal industry advocates and environmentalists converged on Capitol Hill on Thursday at a congressional hearing on the impact of mountaintop removal mining on Appalachian streams and rivers.
Study warns deepsea mining may pose serious threat to fragile marine ecosystems
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 17, 2007 |
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Undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms are at risk from seafloor mining scheduled to begin within this decade, says a new study led by a University of Toronto Mississauga geologist.
Bacterium helps formation of gold
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Australian scientists have found that the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans catalyses the biomineralisation of gold by transforming toxic gold compounds to their metallic form using active cellular mechan ...
Archaeologist 'strikes gold' with finds of ancient nasca iron ore mine in Peru
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 29, 2008 |
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A Purdue University archaeologist discovered an intact ancient iron ore mine in South America that shows how civilizations before the Inca Empire were mining this valuable ore.
Graphene Used As Floating-Molecular Carpet To Ornament It With 24-Carat Gold 'Snowflakes'
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a golden discovery -- gold "snowflakes" on graphene.
Samsung Announces the Premium I8910 HD Gold Edition
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Samsung Electronics today announced the availability of the I8910 HD (Omnia HD, GT-I8910) Gold Edition. This premium version of the ground-breaking full touch screen smartphone features a luxurious new look ...
Gold Nanoparticles Delivery Platinum Warheads to Tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cisplatin is one of the most powerful and effective drugs for treating a wide variety of cancers, but serious side effects ultimately limit the drug's use and effectiveness. Now, however, researchers have ...
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