Tag: mines
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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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The Complete Story of the November 13, 1909 Cherry, Illinois Mine Disaster that killed 259 men
There’s an interesting page about the Cherry Mine Disaster over on “Digital Reseach Library of Illinois History Journal”. It has a little bit of everything, including many pictures. It was posted a few years ago on the 108th anniversary of the event. We just passed the 110th back on November 13th. The whole event is…
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Opal Hunting at the Spencer, Idaho Mini-Mine by Andy Jansen
Rock hunting opportunities were dancing through my mind when I was requested to go to Idaho Falls, ID for a business meeting the third week of July. Should I go for fossils, minerals, or both? I was scouring websites for options that would be within a couple hours drive from Idaho Falls in the likely…
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ESCONI June General Meeting on June 14th, 2019 at 8:00 PM – The 1883 Diamond Mine Disaster
The speaker at our June 14, 2019 meeting will be Michele Micetich. Her program is on the Diamond Mine Disaster that occurred in 1883 at the Diamond No. 2 mine near Coal City. Michele is curator of the Carbon Hill School Museum in Carbon Hill, IL. It a great place to learn what life was…
