A New Model for Banded Iron Formations October 13, 2009 | University of Wisconsin - Madison A new model for the deposition of banded iron formations offers a... Volcanoes Retarded Life for Millions of Years September 8, 2007 | Sydney Morning Herald Bacteria were generating oxygen as early as 2.7 billion years ago but... Ancient Earth had CO2 Atmosphere January 16, 2009 | National Geographic Analysis of rocks in Norway's Svalbard Islands shows low levels of oxygen... Earliest “Breathable” Atmosphere – 500,000,000 Years Ago November 5, 2007 | Earth Observatory "Ohio State University geologists and their colleagues have uncovered evidence of when... Iron Meteorites Article February 2, 2009 | Aerolite Meteorites / Geology.com Geoffrey Notkin of Aerolite Meteorites has a new article titled "Iron Meteorites:... Mining Boom in Australia Pressures Outback October 3, 2007 | National Geographic News Australia's Pilbara holds a treasure of iron ore, natural gas, uranium, coal,... Carajas Iron Ore Mine in Brazil October 14, 2009 | Earth Observatory This satellite image shows the Carajas Iron Ore Mine, located in the... Adding Iron to the Ocean to Reduce Greenhouse Gases December 7, 2007 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Adding iron to ocean waters can trigger algal blooms - billions of... Iron Mountain Mine Cleanup June 12, 2009 | SFGate.com The Iron Mountain Mine in California was one of the largest copper... One Billion Tons of Iron Ore Found in China January 25, 2008 | News.cn A massive iron ore deposit has been discovered in the Liaoning Province... Iron Ore Mining in Sweden February 11, 2009 | BBC News The city of Kiruna, Sweden sits atop a very large iron ore... Iron Age Slate Slab in Portugal March 14, 2009 | MSNBC A slate slab with ancient engravings was found in Portugal. The artifact... Stony-Iron Meteorites – Great Photos May 12, 2009 | Geology.com / Aerolite Meteorites Geoffrey Notkin of Aerolite Meteorites has contributed another great article. This... Seabed Manganese Nodules and Crusts June 10, 2009 | Johannes Gutenberg University Manganese and iron, along with other useful metals, are prevalent on Earth's... Black Smokers: Mining the Seafloor for Metals May 22, 2007 | RSC In the 1970's and 1980's the world thought that polymetallic manganese nodules... The Geology of Precambrian Oxygen May 29, 2007 | Science Daily A marked increase in atmospheric oxygen began about 2.3 billion years ago.... Mercury Deposition Network October 25, 2008 | USGS "Mercury (Hg) is an important trace element present in the environment because... Haynesville Shale: $27,200/Acre + 26% (VIDEO) June 13, 2008 | Geology.com The Haynesville Formation in northwestern Louisiana has attracted a lot of attention... Oil Sands, Environment and Energy Security May 19, 2009 | New York Times The New York Times has an article that reports on the Canadian... Should We Fertilize the Ocean to Reduce Greenhouse Gases? February 23, 2008 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Adding iron to the ocean under the right conditions can trigger enormous... |