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The value of US mineral production significantly declined in 2009. Also over the past year, US dependence on foreign sources for minerals has increased, continuing a trend that has been evident for more than 30 years. This is according to the US Geological Survey report "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2010."
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 | Virginia Tech researchers will use gas tracers as a means of remotely ascertaining information about ventilation control systems following a mine collapse or explosion. ...> Full Article |
 | Scientists are working on a new range of materials characterization analyzers and techniques that could help unlock the value contained in Australia's mineral deposits and improve processing performance, according to the October issue of Process. ...> Full Article |
Worldwide, thousands of workers die every year from mining accidents, and instantaneous coal outbursts in underground mines are among the major killers. But although scientists have been investigating coal outbursts for more than 150 years, the precise mechanism is still unknown.
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 | CSIRO and a consortium of Australian Opal miners have unveiled the world's first automated device to grade opals using image analysis, at the 2009 National Council of Jewelery Valuers forum in Sydney. ...> Full Article |
 | Mine shafts on the point of being closed down could be used to provide geothermal energy to local towns. This is the conclusion of two engineers from the University of Oviedo, whose research is being published this month in the journal Renewable Energy. The method they have developed makes it possible to estimate the amount of heat that a tunnel could potentially provide. ...> Full Article |
Scientists, policymakers, environmentalists, and industry representatives will gather next week at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to discuss the issue of mining precious metals from the seafloor.
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 | Utah scientists develop new approach to mine disasters ...> Full Article |
 | New geological research into development of the second largest gold and copper deposit in the world. ...> Full Article |
Researchers have devised a technology that can distinguish mine collapses from other seismic activity.
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Researchers to work with mining company Rio Tinto to develop sustainable mining techniques
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