New Project Origin of the gold
Media
Press release Metalor: “GEOFORENSIC PASSPORT” TO VALIDATE THE ORIGIN OF…
ASM LSM Modern Gold Origin of the gold
Geoforensic passeport of a single mine / supplier
In some very specific cases, we also provide documents confirming the…
Africa Modern Gold Origin of the gold
Artisanal Gold Refinery in Africa
The main objective of this project is to determine whether the origin of…
Africa News from the world Origin of the gold
Gold Laundering at Lake Victoria
How India Became One of the World’s Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs
https://impacttransform.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMPACT_A-Golden-Web_EN-Nov-2019_web.pdf
Archaeometry Bronze, silver, copper, lead Origin of the metals
About the lead workshop in Sion-Sous-Le Scex
The excavation and the study of the remainings of a lead workshop close to Sion, Switzerland, raise the question about the provenance of the metal. Is there a local lead production during Roman times in the Wallis area?
Archaeometry Bronze, silver, copper, lead Origin of the metals
Nails from Sardinia?
Are theses nails coming from Sardinia or Mallorca?
Asia News from the world Origin of the gold
A Golden Web
How India Became One of the World’s Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs
https://impacttransform.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMPACT_A-Golden-Web_EN-Nov-2019_web.pdf
Archaeometry Bronze, silver, copper, lead Origin of the metals
The reliquary shrine of St Maurice
Based on the determination of lead-isotopes and of the chemical composition of almost 100 pieces of this masterpiece of medieval silverwork, this study gives insights to the circulation of silver and the organisation of silversmithing workshops during the Middle Ages (11th and 12th centuries).
Africa ASM Burkina Faso News from the world
Gold mining in Burkina
Burkina Faso: La société minière Semafo suspend ses activités à Boungou
http://minute.bf/burkina-la-societe-miniere-semafo-suspend-ses-activites-a-boungou/
Archaeometry Bronze, silver, copper, lead Origin of the gold Origin of the metals
The oldest known hand of mankind
This hand dates from the Middle Bronze Age and was discovered two years ago in Prêles above Bienne. It is 3500 years old making it the oldest known representation of a hand in the history of mankind. Archaeologists were interested in knowing where the materials used, namely bronze and gold, came from.