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Mineral Exploration & Climate Change: Mitigate, Adapt and Innovate
How will mineral exploration work with the increasing public pressure to be accountable for creating and maintaining a clean environment?

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Sep 20, 20193 min read
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Discovery Under Cover
The term "blind mineralization" often leads to the common misconception that undiscovered mineral deposits are encapsulated and nonreactive.

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Aug 29, 20194 min read
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Discovering the Giants
Everyone wants one and very few find them. World-class and giant deposits are identified by belonging to the top 10% of their deposit group.

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Jul 12, 20193 min read
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A Brief Glimpse into the Future of Data Science in Mineral Exploration
Don't be left behind! Five years from now investors may require a measured level of success in finding ore before investing.

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Jun 29, 20194 min read
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Data Storage in the Digital Age
Data management is one of the most important skills to learn in mineral exploration. Not only does the data you collect today lead to the...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Mar 10, 20194 min read
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Compiling Geological Data
In mineral exploration, there are increasingly fewer places in Canada that have not had a boot set on the ground to collect samples...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Feb 10, 20193 min read
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How to Build a Map
One of my first jobs in mineral exploration was building maps. I worked with a cartographer to build maps for geologists and became an...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Jan 10, 20193 min read
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Mineral Exploration: Science Versus Speculation
March 19, 1997, after the disappearance of Filipino Bre-X geologist Michael de Guzman, marked the beginning of the downfall of one of the...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Dec 10, 20184 min read
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Free Software for Use in Mineral Exploration
Originally, in the 1950s and 1960s, when computers were primarily for commercial use, software was free and provided as part of the...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Nov 10, 20183 min read
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Writing Mineral Assessment Reports: The Basics
As the leaves start to change and the majority of field exploration programs ramp down in Canada, there comes a time where all the work...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Oct 10, 20183 min read
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There's gold in them thar ... trees!?: Understanding Biogeochemical Data in Mineral Exploration
Thanks to Mark Twain's iconic character Mulberry Sellers, from the 1893 novel "The American Claimant", we get the iconic phrase, based on...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Sep 10, 20183 min read
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Understanding Geochemical Data in Mineral Exploration
When discovering a mineral resource, geochemistry is the foremost science used in determining the location and abundance of a potential...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Aug 10, 20184 min read
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Green Mining
The mining industry is a huge energy consumer that uses earth-moving and chemical processing techniques to extract the minerals and...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Jul 10, 20183 min read
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Planning your 2018 Mineral Exploration Season: Advancements in Drone (UAV-UAS) Technology
Since the original unmanned, radio-controlled vehicle created by Nikola Tesla in 1898, humanity has been fascinated with wireless,...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
Jun 10, 20183 min read
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Ways to improve geochemical sample documentation
The old adage of garbage in, garbage out has never been more relevant than when dealing with geochemical samples. To capture the most out...

Diana M. Benz, Ph.D.
May 10, 20183 min read
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