Geology News - June 2005

News stories about geology and earth sciences in the world. News articles will be archived monthly. All links are to external sites.

June 27, 2005

University of Alberta scientist links dead matter to formation of diamonds
In a new research report, scientists theorize diamonds formed in the deepest earth could be the remains of sea creatures, and show the earth recycles remains at much deeper levels than previously thought.

June 20, 2005

Canada’s coalbed methane losing its buzz
As the largest untapped natural gas opportunity in North America, coal bed methane (CBM) in western Canada has created a buzz among investors. Yet the results to date are not as encouraging as the hype would otherwise have us believe.

June 15, 2005

Alberta diamond update
A spring ground geophysical program has been completed on Grizzly's Buffalo Head Hills diamond properties in Alberta. Quotes are being obtained for a sizeable airborne magnetic-electromagnetic survey over Grizzly's western and northern Buffalo Head Hills properties, in particular over areas were recent Alberta Geological Survey stream sediment samples have yielded high interest diamond indicator minerals.

June 10, 2005

Chief of U.S. Geological Survey resigning
The U.S. Geological Survey director is stepping down after criticism from the disclosure that several agency scientists might have falsified documents about a planned Nevada nuclear waste repository.

June 9, 2005

Magnetic pole leaves Canada
A Canadian scientist who recently returned from a trip to measure the Pole's current location says it has now left Canadian territory and crossed into international waters.

June 8, 2005

Ethiopian ocean of the future
A plume of hot mantle rock rising beneath Africa is splitting the continental crust apart and driving a plate tectonic sequence that could eventually form a new ocean in Ethiopia.

Geology examinees walk out in protest
Patna University (India) BSc Part II geology honours examinees walked out of the examination hall at Patna College and BN College centres on Tuesday in protest against what they described as "out of syllabus questions."