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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
Britain’s nationalisation experiment
“I have the profound hope that we can not only put this industry on its feet but we can make it...profitable in the sense...
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...
The mystery of Russia’s dangling carats
IN 1945, the Soviet Union, despite its status as a recognised global super power, desperately needed to rebuild its war-ravaged economy. In light of...