Seductive Florence a work of art
THE birthplace of Michelangelo, da Vinci and the Renaissance, UNESCO-listed Florence is the cultural hub of central Italy. Framed by Italy’s major mountain chains,...
New laws emerged from the rubble
EXTREME negligence was blamed for the Aberfan disaster of 1966, which saw 166 children and 28 adults lose their lives after a colliery spoil...
Archived records identify massive gold hits beneath NZ mine
HISTORIC records revealing grades of up to 5324.5 grams per tonne of gold at the Aorangi gold mine in New Zealand’s South Island have...
Ancient legacy faces revival
THE island of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea is said to have given copper its Classical Latin name. The phrase ‘aes Cyprium’ roughly...
Demand for flying doctors continues to soar
SPANNING more than 7 million square kilometres, Australia is famous for its remoteness: 18 per cent of the country is classified as arid desert,...
How the Mid West was won
RUNNING close behind its big brother region, the Pilbara, WA’s Mid West is a significant minerals and energy province.
While the closure of several Mid...
Research reveals worldwide copper reserves to last 100 years
EXISTING copper resources will sustain increasing world demand for at least a century, refuting claims that mineable supplies could run out within 30 years,...
Market slump shifts coal miner focus
QUEENSLAND thermal coal miner New Hope has scaled back production and initiated job cuts at its Jeebropilly open cut mine, in what economists have...
A new kind of mobile communication
A new solar-powered Cisco wireless mesh network is being used to run the mine fleet automation system at Barrick’s Cowal gold mine in NSW.
Barrick...
Buried treasured discovered in historic Moonta project data
ASX-listed Adelaide Resources’ exploration efforts at the Moonta copper-gold project in South Australia have received a significant boost through the digitation of massive volumes...