Rocks

The Granite & Marble Depot Installs First of Five "Gifted" Countertops to Local Heroes Through Summer Initiative

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Friday, February 19, 2021
Limestone, Geology, Rocks, Petrology, Industrial Minerals, Artificial stone, Engineered stone, Travertine, Marble, Granite

The Granite & Marble Depot accepted any and all nominees who had been on the front lines battling the 2020 pandemic that shook the world.

Key Points: 
  • The Granite & Marble Depot accepted any and all nominees who had been on the front lines battling the 2020 pandemic that shook the world.
  • The nominees included a variety of local heroes including first responders, teachers, grocery store workers, and others.
  • Tarek Merhebi, CEO and president of The Granite & Marble Depot, launched this initiative in an effort to share his positive outlook with the surrounding community.
  • About The Granite & Marble Depot:
    The Granite & Marble Depot, Inc. offers over 300 species of natural granite, marble, limestone, travertine, slate, and engineered stones in a wide variety of colors to suit your needs.

Warrior Met Coal Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Mining, Minerals, Environment, Manufacturing, Coal, Natural Resources, Energy, Steel, Coal, Metallurgical coal, Fuels, Geology, Rocks, Coal companies of Australia

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (Warrior or the Company) today announced its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share to be paid on November 9, 2020, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 2, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (Warrior or the Company) today announced its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share to be paid on November 9, 2020, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 2, 2020.
  • Warrior is a U.S.-based, environmentally and socially minded supplier to the global steel industry.
  • It is dedicated entirely to mining non-thermal metallurgical (met) coal used as a critical component of steel production by metal manufacturers in Europe, South America and Asia.
  • Warrior is a large-scale, low-cost producer and exporter of premium met coal, also known as hard coking coal (HCC), operating highly efficient longwall operations in its underground mines based in Alabama.

/R E P E A T -- Trillium Gold Acquires Large Land Position in the Confederation Greenstone Belt of Red Lake/

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Petrology, Geology, Rocks, Greenstone belt, Metamorphic petrology, Greenstone, Warrant

This acquisition presents an opportunity to explore a large package of rocks with high potential for hosting gold in the Birch-Uchi greenstone belt.

Key Points: 
  • This acquisition presents an opportunity to explore a large package of rocks with high potential for hosting gold in the Birch-Uchi greenstone belt.
  • The property acquisition fits our strategy of investing in opportunities that have high gold discovery potential."
  • Trillium Gold will pay C$180,000 and issue 200,000 Trillium gold shares and 200,000 purchase warrants exercisable for a period of 2 years and having an exercise price of C$5.00 under the acquisition agreement.
  • This relationship is suggested to exist for many of the fault splays cutting the Confederation Greenstone Belt.

Trillium Gold Acquires Large Land Position in the Confederation Greenstone Belt of Red Lake

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Petrology, Geology, Rocks, Metamorphic petrology, Greenstone, Trillium, Greenstone belts

This acquisition presents an opportunity to explore a large package of rocks with high potential for hosting gold in the Birch-Uchi greenstone belt.

Key Points: 
  • This acquisition presents an opportunity to explore a large package of rocks with high potential for hosting gold in the Birch-Uchi greenstone belt.
  • Russell Starr, CEO of Trillium Gold comments "The land packages being acquired are prospective exploration targets given they lie along and near the structural corridor that includes the Great Bear Dixie Lake Project.
  • Trillium Gold will pay C$180,000 and issue 200,000 Trillium gold shares and 200,000 purchase warrants exercisable for a period of 2 years and having an exercise price of C$5.00 under the acquisition agreement.
  • This relationship is suggested to exist for many of the fault splays cutting the Confederation Greenstone Belt.

Slam Trenches Gold Bearing Vein Over 115 Metres

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Minerals, Limonite, Rocks, Pyrite, M10 and M20 buses, Chemistry, Physical sciences

Visible gold was reported from 12 of 16 grab samples collected from vein No 18 over a strike length of 115m.

Key Points: 
  • Visible gold was reported from 12 of 16 grab samples collected from vein No 18 over a strike length of 115m.
  • Trenches M20-20 and M20-21 were dug in close proximity to the original Zone 9 vein looking for potential extensions.
  • All 21 samples are comprised of quartz vein material mineralized with limonite, pyrite and, in 12 of the samples, visible gold.
  • M20-22 has traced a vein southward over a strike length of 250m and is open to the north and south.

Rockridge Completes 100% Earn-In at Raney Gold Project and Provides Update from the Fall 2020 Drill Program

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Geology, Petrology, Rocks, Greenstone belts, Iamgold, Abitibi greenstone belt, Kirkland Lake, Abitibi

The Raney Gold Project is strategically located within the highly prospective west extension of the Abitibi Greenstone belt, proximal to several regional deposits.

Key Points: 
  • The Raney Gold Project is strategically located within the highly prospective west extension of the Abitibi Greenstone belt, proximal to several regional deposits.
  • IAMGOLD and JV partner Sumitomo Metals Mining recently decided to proceed with construction of their Cote gold project located 75 km southeast of Raney.
  • Earlier in 2020, Rockridge completed its initial drill program totalling 2,070 metres in nine diamond drill holes at the Raney Gold Project.
  • The Companys Raney Gold Project is a high-grade gold exploration project located in the same greenstone belt that hosts the world-class Timmins and Kirkland Lake lode gold mining camps.

Warrior Met Coal Sets Date for Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Announcement and Investor Conference Call

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Mining, Minerals, Environment, Manufacturing, Coal, Natural Resources, Energy, Steel, Coal, Metallurgical coal, Fuels, Geology, Rocks

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (Warrior or NYSE: HCC) today announced that it will hold its third quarter 2020 investor conference call at 4:30 p.m.

Key Points: 
  • Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (Warrior or NYSE: HCC) today announced that it will hold its third quarter 2020 investor conference call at 4:30 p.m.
  • Warrior Met Coal will release its results following the close of market trading that afternoon.
  • To participate in the conference call, please call 1-844-340-9047 (domestic) or 1-412-858-5206 (international) 10 minutes prior to the start time and reference the Warrior Met Coal conference call.
  • Warrior is a large-scale, low-cost producer and exporter of premium met coal, also known as hard-coking coal (HCC), operating highly efficient longwall operations in its underground mines based in Alabama.

Insights on the Calcite Global Market to 2027 - Asia-Pacific Region to Dominate the Market - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Chemicals, Plastics, Natural Resources, Manufacturing, Mining, Minerals, Minerals, Geology, Rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Calcite, Limestone, Calcium carbonate, Cementation, Carbonate

Calcite is formed in the earth's crust due to both chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate and from the transformation of shells, choral and algal debris into calcite.

Key Points: 
  • Calcite is formed in the earth's crust due to both chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate and from the transformation of shells, choral and algal debris into calcite.
  • In modern construction, calcite in the form of limestone is used to produce cement and concrete.
  • Asia-Pacific region is expected to dominate the market for the calcite market during the forecast period due to the rapid increase in demand from countries like China, and India.
  • The aforementioned factors, coupled with government support, are contributing to the increasing demand for the calcite market in the Asia-Pacific during the forecast period.

Caldas Gold Updates Certain Prior Disclosure

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Friday, September 18, 2020
Geology, Petrology, Rocks, Films, Marmato, Caldas Department, Abitibi greenstone belt, Greenstone belt, Abitibi, Caldas

Caldas Gold has filed managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (MD&A) of Caldas Finance Corp. for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 (the RTO Acquirer Annual MD&A).

Key Points: 
  • Caldas Gold has filed managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (MD&A) of Caldas Finance Corp. for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 (the RTO Acquirer Annual MD&A).
  • Caldas Gold is a Canadian junior mining company currently advancing a major expansion and modernization of its underground mining operations at its Marmato Project in the Department of Caldas, Colombia.
  • Caldas Gold also owns 100% of the Juby Project, an advanced exploration-stage gold project located within the Shining Tree area in the southern part of the Abitibi greenstone belt about 100 km south-southeast of the Timmins gold camp.
  • This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation concerning the business, operations and financial performance of Caldas Gold.

Garibaldi Drilling Extends E&L Intrusion 650 Meters to the East, deep New Geophysical Drill Targets Detected

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Friday, September 11, 2020
Petrology, Igneous rocks, Rocks, Gabbro, Ultramafic rocks, Pyroxenite, Mineralization, Economic geology

EL-20-88, collared 350 meters east of pivotal hole EL-19-80 (identified as E&L gabbro) intersected 142.79 meters of mineralized taxitic gabbro and olivine pyroxenite along trend of the E&L system.

Key Points: 
  • EL-20-88, collared 350 meters east of pivotal hole EL-19-80 (identified as E&L gabbro) intersected 142.79 meters of mineralized taxitic gabbro and olivine pyroxenite along trend of the E&L system.
  • This large step-out exhibited an E&L geochemical signature which expanded the strike length of the E&L gabbroic intrusion to over 650 meters within a 2km structural corridor that remains untested and open.
  • El-20-89 has produced the widest mineralized intercept so far from 71.34 meters to 223 meters returning nickel-copper mineralization over 151.6 meters grading 0.56% nickel and 0.61% copper.
  • Bore-hole EM responses from both holes detected multiple off-hole conductors, providing a vector towards high priority drill targets."