Rockhound Articles

This article is about Ontario's placement in the scramble for rare earths in the global market and the development and extraction initiatives that they have been pursuing.

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In this article we explore the abandoned Eldorado Gold Mine, just North of Madoc Ontario. The concentration of the gold in just one vent is still a mystery, but we look at what might have taken place and why there might still be gold.

In this article we explore the subtle clues that help you identify your crystal as being of the quartz variety as well as such things as it's handedness and twinning.

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In this article Mark and I visit the Paris Rock and mineral show and see how things are working behind the scenes. The vendors are aplenty and trade is brisk. Experience something of the exotic nature of a gem show.

The world focus on critical minerals is at a tipping point, they are needed, they are in short supply due to China’s monopoly and China will use this monopoly to create scarcity. You will be affected.

A maze of tunnels house the skeletal features of a once flourishing silver boom and connections from above pierce those passages in which are hidden secrets that have lain untouched for a century.