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The total value of Canadian mineral production in 2023 was C$71.9 billion, up from C$58.6 billion in 2021, according to the report. In 2023, the sector contributed C$117 billion, or 4% of Canada ...

Vancouver, British Columbia-- (Newsfile Corp. - May 8, 2025) - Glenstar Minerals Inc. (CSE: GSTR) (OTCQB: GSTRF) (FSE: VO2) ("Glenstar" or the "Company") announces that it has staked 45 mineral ...

He noted a recent find of epidote in Turkey that has been appearing at shows in recent years. “Boy it’s beautiful. I have two myself,” he said about the crystal.

The reveNIR includes a basic mineral spectral library of 50 essential exploration minerals. Credit: BJP7images/Shutterstock. SciAps released the reveNIR, its new handheld Vis-NIR (near-infrared ...

SciAps said in a statement: “The launch of the reveNIR analyser represents a significant leap forward for the mineral exploration community. We have designed this device to be lightweight, rugged and ...

This work furthermore confirms that trace element analysis of epidote and chlorite, coupled with other methods of investigation (i.e., fluid inclusion data), is a powerful tool in mineral exploration, ...

Epidote-group minerals, together with albite, quartz, fluorite, Al-poor and Fe-rich phyllosilicates, zircon, and minor oxides and sulphides, are typical hydrothermal phases in peralkaline ...

Mineral sunscreens, made with titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, are becoming a popular choice. Unfortunately there are a lot of misconceptions about how mineral sunscreens work, and whether they are ...