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The 14.83 carat pink gem has been found and cut by Russian diamond mining company Alrosa PJSC is expected to have a record price when it is sold by the end of the year.
Manual and small-scale gold mining is a major source of mercury emissions in South America and sub-Saharan Africa, as mercury is often used to extract gold.
Instead of discovering shiny and expensive gems, the operators discovered fossils of an ancient sea monster. Enchanted Design Limited is the company that found mosasaur.
Rare earth elements are also known as 'chemical vitamins', where a small amount of this 'tonic' will create powerful effects in electronics.
The scientific community has warned about the plan to exploit resources outside the universe, especially the minerals in the solar system of many companies, because the…
Scientists propose to preserve more than 85% of the solar system due to concerns that people will clean up gold and other resources in the system in just 400 years.
A very terrible event, leaving one-third of Europe's population disappear. Ironically, it brings an effect that can make many people happy.
The Klondike gold fever caused thousands of people to cross the forest, across mountains, despite the harsh weather to reach this river. Some people are fortunate to bec…
Canada's Lucara Diamond Group recently unearthed the largest rough diamond in more than 100 years of history at Botswana's Karowe mine, larger than a tennis ball.
This is a real project and scientists are really discovering how to build a space station inside an asteroid.
Diamond mining company Dominion Diamond Mines (Canada) revealed that they discovered the largest diamond ever in North America in October.
Speaking of sand, people immediately think of the vast deserts, stretching to the horizon. No one thinks that this resource will be exhausted.
The UK plans to build the world's most modern astronaut training center called Blue Abyss near the Royal Air Force base in Bedfordshire.
People working in rubber manufacturing, mechanics, pilots ... have a high risk of cancer from exposure to toxic chemicals.
A huge block of emeralds, 1.3m high, weighs 3.6 quintals, was discovered by miners in April in the Carnaiba mining area (northern Brazil).