Aureka Limited has hit gold grading up to 19.9g/t in high-grade extensions from the company’s first hole at its St Arnaud gold project in western Victoria.

The reef was intersected at 126.3m downhole where flexures in the bedding caused a large body of quartz-sulphide development. This mineralisation continued to 147.5m. Best results were 0.8m @ 1.19 ...

As pointed out by Wired, a 2008 Spruce Pine fire “all but shut off the supply of high-purity quartz to the world market, sending shivers through the industry.” ...

Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine restarts after Helene battered mountain town By Brian Gordon. Updated October 10, 2024 10:08 PM.