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Fun Fact in Mining World
Silver is excellent antibacterial metal. A small concentration of this metal is able to kill bacteria by destroying their cell membrane chemically.
Coal does not only serve as the main raw material of source of electricity in Indonesia, but also as an important raw material for steel production.
Platinum is a mineral ten times rarer than gold. Platinum is often used as jewelry because of its attractive silverlike display, and in medical, electronic and chemical application because of its varied and unique chemical and physical properties.
https://www.fabreminerals. com/LargePhoto.php?FILE=Silver-EH92AD7f.jpg&LANG=EN
https://www.globalintergold. info/en/gold-in-medicine-and-benefits-zo61/
https://www.worldcoal. org/coal/uses-coal/howsteel-produced Gold based medical and medicinal technology is often used in diag nosis and treatment of condition and disease in all spectra. Gold nanoparticles are quite promising for treatment some types of cancer.
https://www.leoni-wire-products-solutions.com/en/materials/conductor-materials/silver/ Out of all elements, silver is the best conductor, thus sil ver is commonly used in various raw materials of tech nology.
Fireworks contain various elements as its component, in cluding zinc to produce smoke, aluminum powder to pro duce flash and loud noise, and antimony to product spar kle effects.
https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-fireworks-display-2526105/
One of the innovative methods to take low grade metal in exmining land is to use the Phytomining method, which is to take remaining low grade metal in exmining land using hyperaccumulating plant.
https://www.thoughtco.com/list-of-platinum-group-metals-608462 https://www.nationalgeographic. com/science/2018/07/newsearth--gems-rare-minerals-earthquakes/
Gold is the oldest type of investment in the world. It is far oldest than investment instrument such as bond, share, and even currencies circulating in the world.
https://www.finchannel.com/business/77762-gold-hit-the-highestsince-2012
Gold based medical and medicinal technology is often used in diagnosis and treatment of condition and disease in all spectra. Gold nanoparticles are quite promising for treatment some types of cancer.
Out of all elements, silver is the best conductor, thus silver is commonly used in various raw materials of tech
Fireworks contain various elements as its component, including zinc to produce smoke, aluminum powder to produce flash and loud noise, and antimony to product spar
Diamond is the hardest natural element. The only thing that can scratch diamond is another diamond.
Gold is the oldest type of investment in the world. It is far oldest than investment instrument such as bond, share, and even currencies circulating in the world.
Gold, Silver, and Copper
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/downtrodden-goldtrades-near-1250-as-dollar-gains-2018-07-02
Pyrite
https://geology.com/gold/ fools-gold/ More than one mineral are often deemed as ‘Fake Gold’. Minerals which are most generally misinterpreted as gold are pyrite, chalcopyrite, and biotite mica. Chalcopyrite generally looks like gold, while weathered biotite mica looks like flakes of gold.
Zinc
https://www.miningglobal.com/automation-and-ai/zinc-set-global-gains-2020
Bauxite
https://www.sandatlas.org/bauxite/ Zinc is the fourth metal mostly consumed after iron, aluminum and copper. Zinc is also important to human body. Zinc is needed for body enzyme and body immune system.
Until 1886, aluminum was deemed as rare metal and chemical which made many people curious. Researchers in the United States and France independently found continuous electrolytic reduction process used for aluminum metal from aluminum ore, bauxite.
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Rare Earth Metal is one type of mine commodity which actually has quite high selling price and excellent benefit, but no serious attention is paid to it until now. 17 elements composing this metal include: scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium.
Tungsten
https://www.refractorymetal.org/what-isthe-basic-tungsten-metal-like/
Tungsten or Wolfram (W) is a metal with the highest melting point out of the existing metals, at over 3000 degree Fahrenheit.
IN MINING WORLD FUN FACTS
https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/why-was-gold-used-as-money-over-all-other-elements-56fd3f943f84
Gold was first legalized as money in 1091 B.C in China as a substitute for silk. Gold remains the only universally acceptable medium of exchange.
Mining science covers almost all scientific fields, such as economics, technology and social sciences, all of which are integrated in mining science.
https://www.usfunds.com/slideshows/the-many-uses-of-gold/
After gold is mined
63% jewelry 21% coin 15% industrial, including electronic 1% dental treatment
Indonesia has 5 Biggest Gold Mines
Grasberg, located in Papua, currently managed by PT Freeport. This biggest mine in Indonesia at least has over 50 million ounce gold reserve. Tujuh Bukit, located in Banyuwangi, managed by PT Bumi Suksesi Indo (BSI) from 2016. This mine is estimated to store about 28 million ounce gold. Gosowong, located in Halmahera, North Sulawesi. This mine is directly managed by PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals. It is estimated that there is over 10 million ounce gold reserve in this mine. Pujon, located in Central Kalimantan. Although not as big as that in Papua, but Pujon mine is estimated to store millions of gold reserve that may be exploited for tens of years ahead. Batu Hijau, located in Sumbawa, East Nusa Tenggara, opened from 2000 and storing about 2.77 million ounce gold, attracting neighboring countries to join the investment.
REFERENCES
7 Fun Facts About the Mining Industry (generalkinematics.com) diakses 13 desember 2020
10 Interesting Mining Facts You Probably Didn’t Know (johnsonsearchgroup. com) diakses 13 desember 2020 10 amazing mining facts you probably didn’t know - MINING.COM diakses 13 desember 2020
7 Interesting things you didn’t know about the mining industry (bmmagazine. co.uk) diakses 13 desember 2020 Ini Fakta Unik Di Balik Komoditas Emas Sebagai Investasi Andalan (duniatambang.co.id) diakses 25 desember 2020 1.238.101 pounds of stone, sand, gravel, and cement 750 pounds of zinc 800 pounds of lead
1500 pounds of aluminum 26.550 pounds of clay
32.700 pounds of iron
28.213 pounds of salt
