‘Bubbly’ magmas may lead exploration teams toward untapped copper deposits
Magmas that experience the same process that makes fizzy drinks ‘bubbly’ may help predict whether the area where it spread is likely to be rich in copper.
State-controlled VTB Bank said it sold 33.8 tonnes of gold bars to customers in 2022, with clients holding 50 billion roubles ($711 million) of the metal.
The LBMA has engaged America’s Alitheon to generate a digital fingerprint for gold bars, which allows for irrefutable identification, authentication, and traceability.
A radioactive pond filled in and covered in grass in Sillamae, Estonia, is host to the only major processing plant outside Asia for rare earth metals used in the automotive industry.