Explore & Discover: Issue 9 is out now!
Rob Bergmann PresidentThe Lewiston gold district has an old history. In 1875 placer gold was discovered in Strawberry Creek starting a steady gold rush to the region over the next 10-15 years. Little production history was recorded, but historic reports of extremely...
A Bold, (BRI)ght Future: Why Big Rock Industries Is Poised To Lead The Next Generation
Big Rock Industries: Poised To Lead The Next GenerationFrom the early days as geology classmates at Winona State University to today’s challenge of guiding their entrepreneurial ventures through a global pandemic, B.R.I. co-founders Rob Bergmann and Brian Lentz have...
Concept To Discovery: The Long Road To Successful Exploration
Brandon Isakson Director of OperationsNo Shortcuts To Proving A ConceptAs our portfolio of technical consulting projects has grown over the years, our team has developed, refined, and proven their targeting framework in early-stage mineral exploration. By utilizing...
Finding Gold: Case Studies On Strategic Partnerships
CASE STUDY | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Testing A New Model In A Historic DistrictSituation F3 Gold, LLC is a private gold exploration company developing district-scale gold projects in the world-famous, Black Hills, South Dakota. Home to one of the largest gold mines in...
Petro Page: Gold Under The Scope
Eric Nowariak Exploration GeologistPetrography: A Critical Eye On Gold MineralizationGold (Au) occurs in rocks in a multitude of textures, sizes, and concentrations and with a variety of mineral associations. Understanding where and how gold occurs within mineralized...
Gold Is The New Green: Leading The Industry Forward On Sustainability Performance
Humans & Gold: A Storied HistoryFor over 5,000 years, gold has been valued for emotional, cultural, and financial reasons. It is one of only seven metals used by humans since antiquity. Gold’s unique properties - scarcity, malleability, ductility, resistance to...
Crystallography Of Gold
Aubrey Lee Senior GeologistGold is a unique substance with extraordinary properties. An element, a mineral and a metal, gold occurs in nature alloyed commonly with silver but also with palladium, mercury, and copper. Adding to it’s allure, gold is one of only nine...
Minerals Are The Future: Why The Green Energy Economy Will Create More Mining
Brian Lentz, CPG Principal & Vice PresidentAs we enter a new decade, we are faced with a variety of scientific and environmental challenges. The demand for a safer and cleaner environment coupled with population growth presents society with obstacles on a scale we...
Explore & Discover – Issue 8 is out now!
Rob Bergmann PresidentIn This Issue | Gold ReduxGold is a fascinating mineral with numerous important and unique characteristics; from technology, finance, rarity, unique crystallography, jewelry and even into outer space, gold is unlike any other metal available to...
Big Rock In Action: 2019 Women’s Mineral Retreat with HR Director Amanda Bergmann
Amanda Bergmann Human Resources DirectorAll About Connecting and Collecting!The Women's Mineral Retreat is an annual event organized by a group of women who primarily work with gems and minerals in some fashion and have a desire to go out into the field to collect and...
October Rockstar of the Month: Ben Keute
Ben Keute PROJECT GEOLOGIST BS in Geology, Winona State University '13 Certified Responsible Explorer, MN Dept. of Health Certified Fundamental Geologist ABOUT BEN Ben brings a love for the outdoors he's pursued since childhood. While at Winona State University he...
Explore & Discover Issue No. 7 is out now!
Rob Bergmann President Today’s society is deeply entrenched in the consumption and use of material things. These things all have one simple origin….EARTH. As a geologist who has spent a career studying the earth and how it connects to society, I am constantly shocked...
September Rockstar of the Month: Liz Roepke
Liz Roepke PROJECT GEOLOGIST BS in Geology, minor in Math from University of Puget Sound, cum laude '11 MS in Earth Sciences, Biogeology track from University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, '18 ABOUT LIZ Liz has made an impact from the first day she joined the Big Rock...
August Rockstar of the Month: Matt Matko
Matt Matko PROJECT GEOLOGIST Hometown: Loretto, Minnesota BS - Geosciences, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, '15 MS - Geosciences, University of Minnesota - Duluth (ABD) ABOUT MATT Matt is a passionate geologist that brings equal parts humor and hard work to the...
Safety Knows No Season: Why Sustainability Starts With Human Capital
Rob Bergmann President Why Sustainability Starts with Human CapitalWhen most people think about the term sustainability, environmental issues like carbon footprint, global warming, and biodiversity loss may come to mind. However, sustainability is about more than...
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