UK-based Composite Solutions, a Pipex px® company, designs and manufactures Cocoon and Shroud™ subsea protection systems that protect objects dropped during drilling or subsea oilfield flowbases from the marine environment and even prevent fishing trawler net incidences.
While Zebra rock is mainly composed of fine grained quartz and sericite, minor amounts of alunite, kaolinite clay and dickite are also found within this mineral.
By Benedette Cuffari
22 Jun 2017
A submersible developed in 1964 by the U.S. Navy called Alvin was one of the first of its kind with the ability to go to a depth of 14,800 feet for up to 10 hours.
By Kimberly Lawson
22 Jun 2017
The rising interest in finding deposits within the Earth to mine tech metals such as lithium, vanadium and the rare earths holds a wealth of future information for technological purposes, as well as a clear advantage for the economies of these nations.
By Benedette Cuffari
20 Apr 2017
A group of researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland have developed a technique that is capable of determining such important information regarding copper concentrations present with porphyries.
By Benedette Cuffari
11 Apr 2017
Dazzling, cutting-edge mining industry technology was recently on display at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto.
By Brett Smith
10 Mar 2017
The boundary-rigidity conjecture is a mathematical problem in the branch of Riemannian geometry. Crudely speaking, this modern geometry describes curved spaces and its generalization was the basis of Einstein's general theory of relativity.
A mining operation is a combination of multiple activities. The automated control used in many drilling operations, allows an operator to configure and run the equipment remotely.
By Brett Smith
28 Oct 2016
It is thought that billions of tons of water and rare earth elements, like uranium and thorium exist on the moon, and private companies are aiming to obtain them. The European Space Agency even has plans to build a moon village.
By Kimberly Lawson
24 May 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.
By Benedette Cuffari
4 May 2016