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  • Respiratory Diseases in the Mining Industry
    Article - 12 Oct 2017
    Maintaining a safe environment for workers in the mining industry is a critical task. Their continuous exposure to the smoke and fumes derived from the mining of potentially harmful elements such as...
  • Evolution of Handheld XRF Analysis in Mining
    Article - 11 Apr 2016
    German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen is noted for his accidental discovery of X-rays in 1895 during his analysis of cathode rays in high voltage, gaseous discharge tubes.
  • Pig Iron - Mining Fundamentals
    Article - 31 Mar 2014
    Pig iron is an intermediate product obtained during smelting of iron ore using high-carbon fuel such as coke, charcoal or anthracite. In addition to iron, pig iron consists of varying amounts of...
  • Mafic - Mining Fundamentals
    Article - 18 Mar 2014
    Mafic is a silicate mineral or rock that is rich in magnesium and ferric oxides.
  • What is Igneous Rock?
    Article - 7 Mar 2014
    Igneous rocks, also called fire rocks, are formed either underground (intrusive) or above the ground (extrusive). The name igneous is derived from the Latin word ignis meaning fire. Igneous rocks that...
  • Feldspars - Mining Fundamentals
    Article - 14 Feb 2014
    Feldspars are a group of silicate minerals that occur in igneous rocks. They are said to be one of the most abundant group of minerals in the earth's crust.The group consists of about 20 members.
  • Bromellite: Occurrence and Properties
    Article - 27 Sep 2013
    Bromellite was named after Magnus von Bromell (1679–1731), a Swedish physician and mineralogist.
  • Bazirite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 29 Aug 2013
    Bazirite is a hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing zirconium, silicon, oxygen and barium. The mineral was first discovered on Apex Ridge, Rockall Island, in the North Atlantic...
  • Davreuxite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 21 May 2013
    Davreuxite is a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing silicon, oxygen, manganese, hydrogen, and aluminum. The mineral was first discovered in the Stavelot massif, Belgium. It was named after Charles...
  • Tinaksite - Occurrence, Properties, and Distribution
    Article - 28 Mar 2013
    Tinaksite was first discovered in 1965 from Murun alkalic massif, near Olekminsk, Yakutia, Russia. It was named after the presence of titanium, sodium, potassium and silicon in its composition.

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