Well, let me tell you, there's this big ol' place called the Jwaneng Diamond Mine, down in Botswana, Africa. It's one of the biggest and most productive diamond mines in the whole wide world, you know? It's been...
Well, you won’t believe what I heard the other day. In that big ol’ diamond mine called Karowe, they found a second diamond. And this one, let me tell ya, is no small thing. This one’s a big...
Limonite, well, it's a type of iron ore, you know, something folks dig out of the ground. It's a mix of different iron compounds, mainly iron oxide and hydroxide. Folks who study these things call it a "hydrated...
Well, let me tell you somethin' about this whole "tr贸mel" thing. Now, I ain't no expert or nothin', but I think it has to do with technology and translations. You see, back in my day, if we needed...
Well, ya see, the mineral that's mined for its iron content is called hematite. Now, this ain't no newfangled thing, it's been around forever. Hematite's one of them minerals that’s got a lotta iron in it, about 70%...
Well now, if you're fixin' to go out there and mine for them shiny diamonds, you gotta make sure you got the right tools, don't ya? You can't just go diggin' in the dirt with your bare hands,...
Well, you see, if you're plannin' to go diggin' for diamonds, you ain't gonna get far without the right tools. I remember back in the day, folks would just grab what they had, but nowadays, you gotta have...
Vanadium, huh? Well, let me tell ya, it's a mighty fine metal, though folks around here don't talk much 'bout it. It’s got a fancy name and a number—23 to be exact—and it’s symbolized as V. A lotta...
Zircon mining, well, it’s somethin’ that’s been goin’ on for a long time now, and let me tell ya, Australia’s the big player in this here field. They’ve got about 37% of the world’s zircon, reckon that’s a...
Well now, let me tell ya 'bout zircon mining. Now, I ain't no scholar, but I can tell you a thing or two 'bout how this here mineral's dug up and what it's good for. Zircon, they say,...