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Saturday, 30 May 2015
Kalgoorlie Superpit Gold Mine
The Australia's largest open cut gold mineLocation: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.Products: Gold.Owner: Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd.Overview: The Super Pit is located off the Goldfields Highway on the south-east edge of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The pit is oblong in shape and is approximately 3.5 kilometres long, 1.5 kilometres wide and 570 metres deep. At these dimensions, it is large enough to be seen from space.The Super Pit...
Friday, 29 May 2015
Building a GIS Career
The use of geospatial technologies is increasingly being used in a variety of fields. GIS is being used in many different industries and the skills required to be a successful GIS professional have evolved over the years. Below are recommendations on building a strong background in preparation for a career in GIS based on what the majority of employers are looking for. However, keep in mind you will find a wide variety of work and...
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Twin Creeks Mine
Twin Creeks MineLocation: Northern Nevada, United States.Products: Gold.Owner: Newmont.Deposit size: Length 4 km Width 1 km ...
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
What Does it Cost?
Exploration & Mining from Ore to Metal …. What does it Cost?!!A Comment by Usually 5 years of a company's time the financial cost depends on what you are looking for, where your are looking and what you end up findi...
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Mineral Policy of Australia
AustraliaThe commonwealth of Australia is a highly developed country with world’s seventh highest per capita income. The country is comprised of mainland, Australian continent (7.618 million km2 surface area), surrounded by more than 8000 islands in Indian and Pacific Ocean that includes Tasmania (68,000 km2). The population is estimated to be 22.70 million as on 2011. Australia follows constitutional monarchy with federal parliamentary system of...
Friday, 22 May 2015
Remote Sensing
Inside the Blog Everything about Remote Sensing and GIS for GeologistsRemote Sensing and GIS for Geologi...
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Radomiro Tomic Copper Mine
Radomiro Tomic Copper MineLocation: 3,000m above sea level in the Atacama Desert of northern ChileProducts: Copper Owner: CODELCO Production future.Ore Type: Porphyry copper deposit.Overview: Radomiro Tomic is the first mine to have been entirely developed by the Chilean state copper-mining company, Codelco. Located at 3,000m above sea level in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, this new mining and hydrometallurgical operation is 4km...
Pascua Lama mine
Pascua Lama mineLocation: Andes Mountains, on the Chilean-Argentine border.Products: Gold, Silver, Copper.Owner: Barrick Gold.The Mine life: The mine life is expected to be 25 years.Deposite Type:The gold, silver and copper mineralisation and alteration assemblages at Pascua-Lama are associated with a structurally controlled acid sulphate hydrothermal system hosted by intrusive and volcanic rock sequences of the Upper Palaeozoic and Middle Tertiary...
