Tag: gold
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World’s Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion
(bodnarchuk/Getty Images) Science Alert has a story about the discovery of a huge gold deposit in China. The deposit may contain 1000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) and is thought to be the largest ever found. It’s located in the northeast Hunan county of Pingjiang at a depth of around 2 kilometers. The Geological Bureau…
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Greenland’s Mineral Frontier – Thomas Hale
Interesting presentation about the mineral resources of Greenland by Thomas Hale of the University of Delaware, where he is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences. Thomas is also an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Melting ice in Greenland is exposing the country’s critical mineral…
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Throwback Thursday #207: Diamonds and Gold Poem
This is Throwback Thursday #207. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! For this week, we have poem entitled “Diamonds and Gold” from the March 1971 newsletter. The poem comes…
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Two giant gold nuggets worth $250,000 found in Australia
CNN has a story about the discovery of two giant gold nuggets. Collectively, the nuggets weigh about 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg) and are worth about $250,000. Gold diggers in southern Australia have found two huge nuggets worth $350,000 AUD ($250,000 USD) in historic goldfields. The pair of nuggets weigh in at a combined 3.5 kilograms (7.7 pounds)…
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ESCONI Flashback Friday #38: Hunting Gold in Alaska
As part of the celebration of ESCONI’s 70th Anniversary, here is Flashback Friday post #38. If you have pictures or stories to contribute, please send them over to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Rich Rock joined ESCONI in 1970. And, come on… could there be a better name for a member of ESCONI? He has served as Field…
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Events for Weekend 1/28 – 1/30, 2011
Friday, 1/28 ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Anytime this weekend: Paleoart Exhibit, Lake County Discovery Museum Gold, Field Museum Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
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Events for Weekend and Week Ahead
Thursday, 12/2 Cafe Science: Egyptian Gold – 7:00 p.m. Join Dr. James Phillips at the Hopleaaf Bar, 5148 N. Clark Street, in Andersonville as he discusses the role that gold has played in Egyptian history and culture, past and present. Free. Pre-registration not required. Friday, 12/3 ESCONI Christmas Party – 5:30 pm at Greek…
