Field journals

Stories

Every object has an origin story. Dive into a mix of field journals and articles that bridge the gap between raw resources and your daily life — a fresh, relatable look at the people and processes that turn rock into reality.

Aerial view of snowy Rossland, BC, with Red Mountain rising behind the town Mining Towns Jan 24 · 4 min read

Before the Ski Hill: How Gold Mining Built Rossland

Rossland's world-class ski and bike trails sit on a gold rush boomtown. The story of the Le Roi mine and how mining built a BC resort town.

 Smartphone dissolving into mineral sand, illustrating the minerals inside a phone Technology Jan 22 · 2 min read

The Geology of Your Screen Time

The average smartphone relies on roughly 42 different minerals — one of the densest mineral cocktails humans have ever built.

 Mountain biker on a forest trail, illustrating the minerals and metals in a mountain bike Outdoors Jan 2 · 2 min read

Zero Emissions, Heavy Metal: The Secret Life of Your Bike

You're zero-emission on the trail — but your bike is a geology museum on wheels. About 15–20 minerals go into the average frame.

 Geologist carrying a geophysics survey pack, used in sustainable mineral exploration Exploration Jan 2 · 2 min read

Geophysics, The Earth MRI: Why We Scan Before We Dig

If mining is the surgery, geophysics is the MRI. How magnetics, gravity, VLF, and EM let us see underground before we ever dig.

 Fireworks over snowy Whistler Village showing mineral-based firework colors Everyday Life Jan 2 · 2 min read

From Sydney to Vegas: We Just Blew Up a Mountain of Minerals

A New Year's "weigh-in": the strontium, barium, copper, and gunpowder minerals behind the world's biggest fireworks shows.