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Economic Geology – Geologynet (Link-Corrected Edition)


Economic Geology – Geologynet

Source: geologynet.com  |  Original PDF converted and link-corrected, May 2026.

Correction Legend

Yellow highlight = URL repaired or updated to current address   
Red highlight = Company defunct / absorbed; successor noted

Economic Geology – Mining and Mineral Exploration

Anatomy of a Mine

Mining and Mineral Exploration (US Forest Service)
Australian Mines Atlas

Australian Commodity and Mineral Information
Crain’s Petrophysical Handbook

Petrophysical Well Log Analysis
Descriptions of BC’s Mineral Deposits

Descriptions of BC’s Mineral Deposits [URL path corrected: removed stray character]
Mineral Deposits – Earth Science Australia

Descriptions of Various Mineral Deposits
Goldfields Guide Victoria

Victorian Goldfields [original: goldfieldsguide.com.au — corrected spelling]
Opal Mining Guide

Lightning Ridge, Australia
Prospecting and Mining for Opal – South Australian Mines and Energy
Virtual Atlas of Opaque and Ore Minerals in Their Association

SME
The World of Oil

Oil Formation and Exploration

Commodity Associations

Aluminium Association
Copper Development Association
Iron and Steel Institute (World Steel)
International Diamond Council
The Silver Institute
Titanium Association
Uranium Institute (World Nuclear Association)
World Gold Council
International Zinc Association
[original URL www.iza.org may redirect — iza.com is current]

Mineral and Stock Markets

GoldSheet

Commodity and Mining Stocks Information
Roskill Information Services

UK-Based Mineral Market Analyst [original: roskill.co.uk ? now roskill.com]
S&P Global (formerly SNL Metals & Mining)

World Mine Cost Data [original SNL Mine Economics absorbed into S&P Global Commodity Insights]
USGS Mineral Commodities

All Mineral Commodities with US Statistics

Stock Exchanges

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
London Metal Exchange
[original: lme.co.uk ? now lme.com]
NASDAQ
New York Stock Exchange
Tokyo Commodity Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange (TMX)

Mining and Geoscience Information Services – By Country

Africa

MBendi – Information Resource for Africa
South Africa Chamber of Mines

Australia

Austmine – Australian Mining Equipment
Earth Science Australia
GoldNet Australia
Minerals Council of Australia

Austria

Austrian Geology Links

Belgium

Gemological Institute – Antwerp

Bolivia

Mineria – Bolivia Mining Resources

Canada

Mining Association of Canada
Northern Miner

Chile

Minería Chilena

China

China Coal Information Institute

Germany

GeoGuide – Geology Resources, University of Göttingen & Freiberg
OGV – German Geology Resources

Indonesia

Petromindo – Indonesian Oil and Mining News

Norway

Norwegian Rock and Mineral Guide

Spain

Tierra – Spain Earth Science Resources

Sweden

TLW’s Geo Site – Swedish Geology Resources

United Kingdom

British Mining Database

USA

Geology.com
Gibbs Associates – Earth Sciences Software Directory
Gold Prospectors Magazine (GPAA)
International California Mining Journal
Mining Technology

International

AMM – The World’s Metal Information Network
GeoGuide (International)
Geologynet – Geology Information and Software
GoldSheet – Industry, Commodity and Mining Stocks
Infomine – Databases of Mining Industry Resources
Mbendi – Worldwide Mining Information
Oil Online – Petroleum Industry Information
Petroleum Data Manager
West’s Geology Directory (archived)

[Original University of Southampton link (soton.ac.uk/~imw) is no longer active. See Ian West’s archived pages via Google Scholar or ResearchGate.]

Mining Equipment

Association of British Mining Equipment Companies
Canadian Mining Equipment Companies (CAMESE)
USA Mining Equipment Companies
Action Mining Services – Concentrators, USA
Atlas Copco – Mining and Drilling Equipment
Baker Hughes – Oilfield Products and Services
Bradken – Crushing and Grinding Equipment
Case Corporation – Earth Moving Equipment
Caterpillar – Heavy Duty Earth Moving Equipment
Denver Mineral – Mineral Processing Equipment
Gekko Systems – Mineral Processing Equipment, Australia
Halliburton – Petroleum and Energy Products/Services
Hitachi Construction Machinery

Heavy Duty Mining and Construction Equipment
Indeco – Rock Breakers, Australia
Ingersoll Rand – Compressors, Drills, Rock Stabilisers
John Deere – Earth Moving Equipment
Keene Engineering – Portable Mining Equipment, California
FLSmidth (formerly Knelson)

Mineral Processing Equipment [Knelson brand acquired by FLSmidth]
Komatsu – Heavy Duty Mining Equipment
Leica Geosystems – Surveying Instruments
Komatsu Mining (formerly Joy Global)

Heavy Duty Mining Equipment [Joy Global acquired by Komatsu in 2017]
Manhattan Mining Equipment – South Africa
Metso Minerals – Rock and Mineral Processing, Finland
MinPro – Mineral Processing Equipment
Schlumberger (SLB) – Oilfield Products and Services
Terex – Heavy Duty Mining Equipment
TopCon – Surveying Equipment
Wescone – Cone Crushers
Emeco – Mining and Construction Equipment
MineHub Australia – New and Used Mining Equipment
Nelson Machinery – Mineral Processing Equipment
Savona Equipment – Used Mining Equipment, BC Canada

Prospecting / Geological Supplies

Amateur Geologist – Geology Supplies
Metal Detectors
Breithaupt – Compasses
Brunton – Compasses
Estwing – Hammers, Picks and Bags
Edmund Scientific

General Science Supplies [corrected: scientificsonline.com]
Endecotts – Sieves and Sampling Equipment
Eschenbach – Magnifiers and Optical Instruments
Forestry Suppliers – Geological Supplies
Gamma Scout – Geiger Counters
Garmin – GPS
Garrett Electronics

Metal Detectors [corrected URL: garrett.com]
Halltech Environmental – Exploration Supplies, Canada
Hanna Instruments – Environment Measuring Instruments
Kelly Co Metal Detectors – Tennessee
Leatherman – Pocket Knives and Tools
Maglite – Torches and Lamps
MineLab – Advanced Metal Detectors for Gold Prospecting
Mineral Lab – Mineral and Gem Identification Tools
Miners Den – Prospecting Equipment, Australia
Ohaus – Balances and Scales
Pelican – Waterproof Cases and Lights
Petzl – Head Lamps and Underground Equipment
Prospectors Earth Science – Australia
RayTech – UV Lamps
Rite in the Rain – Waterproof Paper and Notebooks
Rocklabs – Sample Preparation Equipment
Silva – Compasses
Sokkia – Measuring Instruments
Spectroline – UV Lamps
Suunto – Compasses
UVP – UV Lamps
Victorinox – Swiss Army Knives
US GeoSupply Inc – Geological Supplies
Wards Natural Science – General Science Supplies
Wiltronics – General Science Supplies

Lapidary / Section Making Supplies

Allied High Tech – Lapping/Polishing Machines
American Lapidary Wholesalers
Buehler – Sample Polishing and Preparation Equipment
Covington Engineering – Lapidary Equipment
Dalchem – Adhesives and Resin, Australia
Gem World – Lapidary Equipment, Australia
The Graves Company – Lapidary Machines
Hillquist – Petrographic Equipment
Kingsley North – Lapidary Supplies and Machines
Leco – Lapping/Polishing Equipment
Logitech – Lapping/Polishing Equipment, UK
Lortone – Lapidary Equipment
Struers – Lapping/Polishing Equipment
UltraTec USA – Lapping/Polishing Equipment

Mineral Sources – Gemstones and Specimens

Amethyst Galleries – Mineral Specimens, USA
Australian Opals
Coober Pedy – Opal Capital of the World, South Australia
Gold Nuggets Kalgoorlie
JadeHunt – Nephrite and Jadeite
Jade West – Nephrite Mine, BC Canada
Lightning Ridge Australia – Home of the Black Opal
New Zealand Ruby Rock
Opal Auctions
Opal Essence – Australian Opal Rough
Opal Shop – Australian Opals
Penn Minerals – Mineral Specimens and Gems
Royal Peacock Opal Mines – Black Fire Opal, Nevada
TopRocks – Minerals and Gem Rough from Southern Africa and Madagascar
Wrights Rock Shop – Large Selection of Mineral Specimens
Aerolite – Meteorites For Sale
Arizona Skies Meteorites – Meteorites For Sale
RocksandMinerals.com – Rock and Mineral Specimens, USA
Treasures of the Earth – Mineral Specimens and Kits

Mining and Petroleum Companies – By Commodity

Important Note on Defunct / Merged Companies

Many companies in the original document have been acquired, merged, or renamed. The table below lists the corrected/successor information.

Original Name Status / Successor Current URL
Xstrata Acquired by Glencore 2013; brand retired glencore.com
Falconbridge Acquired by Xstrata 2006 ? Glencore 2013 glencore.com
INCO Acquired by Vale (CVRD) 2006 vale.com
Zinifex Merged with Oxiana ? OZ Minerals 2008 ozminerals.com.au
MIM Holdings Acquired by Xstrata 2003 ? Glencore 2013 glencore.com
BHP Billiton Renamed BHP in 2017 bhp.com
Anglo American Platinum Demerged from Anglo American May 2025; renamed Valterra Platinum valterraplatinum.com
PCS / PotashCorp (Phosphate) Merged with Agrium to form Nutrien Jan 2018 nutrien.com
PCS (Industrial Minerals) ? Nutrien 2018 nutrien.com
Outokumpu (base metals/nickel) Outokumpu now focuses on stainless steel outokumpu.com
Phelps Dodge Acquired by Freeport-McMoRan 2007 fcx.com
Asarco Subsidiary of Grupo Mexico since 2009 asarco.com
Joy Global Acquired by Komatsu 2017 komatsu.com
AngloGold Now AngloGold Ashanti anglogoldashanti.com
Debswana Still operating; check current site debswana.com
Ashton Mining Absorbed into Rio Tinto Argyle operations; Argyle mine closed 2020 riotinto.com
Cogema Now Orano (formerly AREVA) orano.group
SNL Mine Economics Now S&P Global Commodity Insights spglobal.com/commodityinsights
Ivanhoe Mines Ivanhoe Mines still active (copper focus) ivanhoemines.com

Active Mining Companies (Updated URLs)

Alcoa – Aluminium
BHP

Worldwide mining [formerly BHP Billiton; rebranded BHP 2017]
Vale – Brazil (Aluminium, Iron, Nickel)
Rio Tinto – Worldwide
Anglo American – Africa, Australia, Worldwide
AngloGold Ashanti – Gold, Worldwide
Glencore – (successor to Xstrata, Falconbridge, MIM Holdings) Worldwide
Freeport-McMoRan – Copper, Gold (successor to Phelps Dodge)
Newmont – Gold, USA, Peru, Indonesia
Cameco – Uranium, Canada and USA
Orano – Uranium (formerly Cogema/AREVA)
Energy Resources of Australia – Ranger Mine, NT
Cabot Corp – Tantalite, Tanco Mine, Canada
Lynas Rare Earths – Australia
Boliden – Copper-Zinc, Canada/Sweden [original: boliden.se]
Iluka Resources – Heavy Minerals, WA
Valterra Platinum – PGM, South Africa (formerly Anglo American Platinum)
Nutrien – Potash/Phosphate (successor to PotashCorp & PCS)
ASARCO – Copper, USA (subsidiary Grupo Mexico)
Refined Bangka Tin – Indonesia
PT Timah – Tin, Indonesia

Oil and Gas Companies

ENI (formerly AGIP) – Worldwide [AGIP is ENI’s downstream brand; eni.com is current]
BP – Worldwide [formerly BPAmoco]
Chevron – Worldwide [incorporates Caltex and many ARCO assets]
ConocoPhillips – Worldwide [Conoco merged with Phillips; now ConocoPhillips]
ExxonMobil – Worldwide [Exxon + Mobil merged 1999]
Phillips 66 – Worldwide
Saudi Aramco – Saudi Arabia
Shell – Worldwide
TotalEnergies – Worldwide [formerly Total]
Woodside – Australia

Conferences and Exhibitions

AusIMM Events
Infomine – International Conferences, Courses and Exhibitions
Mining Technology – International Conferences and Exhibitions
Oil Online – Petroleum Industry Events

Geoscience Books and Journals

Abbeys – Australian Science Bookshop, Sydney
Amazon Bookstore
American Geological Institute (AGI)
American Geophysical Union
Blackwell Science / Wiley Blackwell
DOE and OSTI – Scientific Papers and Journals
Elsevier Earth and Planetary Science
Geological Society of London Bookstore
GeoScience World
Gibbs Associates – Earth Sciences Software Directory
Ingenta – Scientific Papers and Journals
International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD)
Mining Publications – Goldsheet
Science Direct – Online Subscriptions to Science Journals
Springer Geosciences

Geoscience Jobs

Careerone – Mining and Engineering Positions, Australia
Australian Job Search
Australian Mining Employment Search
Earthworks – Geoscience Positions, International
InfoMine – Geoscience Positions
Schlumberger (SLB) Careers
Jooble – Geoscience Jobs, UK
Misco Jobs – International Mining/Petroleum/Environmental

Link-corrected edition prepared May 2026. Original content © Geologynet / Rob Kanen. Corrections based on publicly available information.