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Nottingham Trent University - BSc, Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Senior Sales Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Chris Calam spent over 26 years at Thermo Fisher Scientific, focused on optical emission, X-Ray fluorescence and diffraction, X-ray for electron microscopes across the UK, in the industrial, research and academia markets.
October 26, 2023
Read more From Mine to Masterpiece: Unveiling the Journey of Pyrite
August 8, 2023
Read more Tailings Analysis Technology Could Have Environmental Benefits
May 16, 2023
Read more Canadian Mining Company Targets Antimony and Copper Porphyry
May 2, 2023
Read more Can You Name All 17 Rare Earth Elements?
March 29, 2022
Read more How to Get Optimum XRF Results for your Mining Analyzer
March 15, 2022
Read more Critical Minerals Updated by USGS
March 2, 2021
Read more You Can Now Get a Degree in Space Mining and Start Mining the Moon
February 9, 2021
Read more Cobalt Mining from a Surprising New Source
February 2, 2021
Read more A New Periodic Table?
January 19, 2021
Read more Starting 2021 with a Giant Sparkle of a Diamond
January 12, 2021
Read more Biomining on the Moon
December 15, 2020
Read more Canada Works to Secure Metals Needed for Electric Vehicles
December 8, 2020
Read more USGS Forms Alliance with Australia and Canada to Mine Critical Minerals
December 1, 2020
Read more An Asteroid Worth Billions?
October 6, 2020
Read more New Tailings Reprocessing Technology Has Environmental Benefits
September 29, 2020
Read more Finding Conflict-free Diamonds Just Got Easier
September 1, 2020
Read more New Standards Aim to Improve Tailings Management Safety
August 18, 2020
Read more Innovations in Copper Mining and Production May Benefit the Environment
August 11, 2020
Read more PDAC Releases Report on Innovative Technologies for Mining and Mineral Exploration
June 23, 2020
Read more Is Silver Mining in Jeopardy?
April 7, 2020
Read more USGS Releases 2020 Mineral Commodities Summary
March 31, 2020
Read more Handheld XRF Analyzer Helps Unlock Stonehenge Secrets
February 11, 2020
Read more Don’t Go Breaking My Blockchain: Technology May Help the Mining Industry Track Raw Materials
January 21, 2020
Read more Australia Mining Industry Seeks Employees
January 7, 2020
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fast Facts About Nickel
December 10, 2019
Read more Mines, Money, Exploration, and Ore Grade Control
August 6, 2019
Read more Biomining May Be the Next Step in Making Extraterrestrial Mining a Reality
July 23, 2019
Read more 9 Fast Facts About Lutetium: An Infographic
June 25, 2019
Read more Lithium Producing Countries Becoming Lithium Battery Producers?
June 18, 2019
Read more Lithium Still a Valued Source, Encouraging Old Mines to Re-Open
May 14, 2019
Read more Underwater Mining System Opens New Opportunities for Mineral Resources
April 30, 2019
Read more First Asteroids, Now the Moon: Space Mining Inches Closer to Reality
April 23, 2019
Read more Mining Association of Nova Scotia Hopes to Prove that Mining ROCKS!
April 9, 2019
Read more Ambitious Mining Project to Meet the Demand for Potash
March 19, 2019
Read more New Minerals Capture CO2 in Mine Waste
March 5, 2019
Read more Improving Oil and Gas Exploration with Drones
February 5, 2019
Read more Diamonds Find New Applications in Space
November 13, 2018
Read more Mining and Processing the World’s Most-mined Minerals
September 18, 2018
Read more Mining Industry Employees Are In Demand
August 28, 2018
Read more Why are Minerals our Secret Key to Defense?
August 7, 2018
Read more Alternative Gold Treatment Method May Have Applications in Urban Mining
July 31, 2018
Read more The Surprising Relationship Between Cryptocurrency and Gold
July 24, 2018
Read more Smithsonian Acquires Valuable Geological Collection
July 17, 2018
Read more Mining Methods Now and in the Future
May 22, 2018
Read more Mining Industry Explores Potential Applications for Blockchain Technology
May 8, 2018
Read more Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing May Be a New Source of Lithium
May 1, 2018
Read more Could Cobalt-free Electric Vehicle Batteries Become Reality?
April 24, 2018
Read more Life After Mine Exploration and Production: Repurposing Old Mine Sites
April 17, 2018
Read more What Makes Canadian Diamonds So Valuable?
April 3, 2018
Read more The Cobalt Question: Could Australia Be the Answer?March 27, 2018
Read more 2018 Deloitte Report – Mining Industry Trends and Challenges
March 13, 2018
Read more Where to See the World’s Largest Gold Nuggets
March 6, 2018
Read more Drones Help Improve Safety at Mine Sites
February 20, 2018
Read more Can Blockchain Technology Save the Mining Industry from Cyber Threats?
February 13, 2018
Read more Mining Metals for a Renewable Energy FutureFebruary 6, 2018
Read more New Ship May Make Remote Mine Locations More Accessible
January 30, 2018
Read more Nevada: The Silver State
January 23, 2018
Read more The Newest Gold Mining Tool: Bacteria
January 16, 2018
Read more New Revenue from Old Mines Through Renewable Energy
January 2, 2018
Read more Infographic: All About Silver
December 5, 2017
Read more New Software Offers Advantage in Underground Mining
November 28, 2017
Read more Li-ion Battery Supply: Can Lithium and Cobalt Meet the Challenge?
November 7, 2017
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fast Facts About Indium
October 24, 2017
Read more Boron Is Not So Boring
October 17, 2017
Read more Core Analysis with XRF Helps Find the Sweet Spots
September 26, 2017
Read more Colorado School of Mines Looks to the Future of Space Mining
September 19, 2017
Read more Old-Fashioned Gold Mining Makes a Comeback
September 5, 2017
Read more Types of Land Surveys Utilized by Mining Operations
August 15, 2017
Read more Small Country Has Big Plans for Asteroid Mining
July 6, 2017
Read more Signs of Hope in the Mining Job Market?
June 27, 2017
Read more The Role of Mining in Celebrating the 4th of July
June 20, 2017
Read more Beyond Brine: Mining Is Also a Competitive Source of Lithium
May 16, 2017
Read more Will We Run Out of Technology Minerals?May 10, 2017
Read more Copper Mining Outlook
April 25, 2017
Read more Can Gold Help Mining Exploration Spending Increase?
April 18, 2017
Read more Mining Krugerrands
April 4, 2017
Read more Tailings No Longer Trash? An Update on Reprocessing Technologies
March 28, 2017
Read more Mineral Exploration Spending Expected to Increase in Australia
March 14, 2017
Read more Urban Mining May Bring New Supplies of Precious and Rare Earth Metals
September 27, 2016
Read more Rare Earth Recovery
July 19, 2016
Read more Mining through the Tour de France
June 28, 2016
Read more Phytomining: Harvesting Germanium May Provide a New Source of this Metal
April 28, 2016
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Too Much Garlic or Tellurium?
April 12, 2016
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fun Facts About Chromium
March 15, 2016
Read more Make Sure Your XRF Analyzer is Doing Double Duty at Your Mine Site
March 1, 2016
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fast Facts About Bismuth
December 3, 2015
Read more Pegmatite: Take a Look at What’s Inside
October 29, 2015
Read more Do You Believe in Haunted Mines?
October 20, 2015
Read more How Mining Helps to Fill the Salt Shaker
October 13, 2015
Read more Can You Own an Asteroid?
October 8, 2015
Read more Columbus Day Celebrates Explorers and Discoveries
October 6, 2015
Read more How Do You Prepare Pulps for pXRF Analysis from RC chips — While on Site?
September 17, 2015
Read more Mining’s Industrial Internet: Connecting the Dots
September 15, 2015
Read more Mining Automation: What Does the Future Hold?
January 16, 2014
Read more Investing in African Mining – Indaba
December 1, 2013
Read more Will William and Kate be at Mines and Money?
April 12, 2022
Read more Analyzing 304 and 321 Steel for PMI on Piping Systems
March 22, 2022
Read more The Importance of Analyzing Pipes and Welds to Determine Carbon Equivalency
December 1, 2020
Read more Canada Invests in Energy Metals for the EV Market
July 14, 2020
Read more Jewelry Maker Switches to All Recycled Gold and Silver
May 14, 2019
Read more 3D Printing with Metal Alloy Powder May Make Ultra-strong Metal Parts
March 19, 2019
Read more Netherlands Case Study Demonstrates the Need for a Secure Supply of Rare Earth Metals
March 5, 2019
Read more Rare Earth Element Recycling Recap
November 6, 2018
Read more Platinum May Have a Shiny Future Thanks to Gold
October 9, 2018
Read more Is There Any Such Thing as Black Gold?
January 30, 2018
Read more Can You Shovel Silver (Coins) Off the Ground in Nevada?
January 24, 2018
Read more Reflecting on Silver: an Infographic
January 2, 2018
Read more Scarce Metal Supply May Get Some Help from Carbon NanomaterialsAugust 29, 2017
Read more Green Chemistry May Offer Options for Metal Processing and Recycling
June 27, 2017
Read more Celebrating July 4 with Metal Sparklers?
May 2, 2017
Read more Krugerrands Available in Different Precious Metals
September 20, 2016
Read more Rare Earth Element Metals Recycling: Is There Hope After All? (Part 2)
September 13, 2016
Read more Rare Earth Element Metals Recycling: Is There Hope After All? (Part 1)
July 26, 2016
Read more Introducing…Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine, and OganessonApril 28, 2016
Read more What Do Stainless Steel and Garlic Have in Common?
March 24, 2016
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Do You Recognize This Steely-Gray, Lustrous Hard Metal?
March 1, 2016
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Bismuth – The Heaviest Among Heavy Metals
April 28, 2016
Read more Did You Just Eat Spaghetti or Vulcanized Rubber? (Infographic)