Thursday, August 28, 2008

Rare mineral found in N.D. A brief mention in a half-century-old document has led an Australian company to a large and valuable deposit of high-grade germanium, a scarce silicon-like mineral used in making semiconductors, transistors and fiber optic cables. A consultant says it may be the first time a “significant” germanium deposit has been found in a coal seam in North America....

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