Minerals and Metal Resources

Millennia Mining has mines throughout the Plomosa Mountain areas that include harvestable amounts of: silica, iron, phosphorus, calcium, sulfur, potassium, chlorine, titanium, barium, manganese, zirconium, iodine, antimony, copper, strontium, zircon, rubidium, silver, cobalt, vanadium, yttrium, uranium, hafnium, gold and platinum.

Iron – A chemical element with the symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) which has a lustrous, silver-gray metallic color. This metal is by mass the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth’s outer and inner core. Iron metal has been used since ancient times. Steels and iron alloys formed with other metals (alloy steels) are by far the most common industrial metals in use because they have a great range of desirable properties and iron-bearing rock is abundant. Iron also plays a significant role in biology, being widely utilized as vitamin supplement promoting healthy red blood cells in the human body.

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) having a red-orange metallic luster in appearance. It is a soft metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material, and in various metal alloys, such as sterling silver

Titanium – a chemical element with symbol Ti. It is a lustrous transition metal with a silver-gray color, and high strength. The two most useful properties of the metal its corrosion resistance and strength-to-density. Titanium alloys are strong, lightweight alloys used for aerospace (jet engines, missiles, and spacecraft), military, industrial process (petrochemicals, desalination plants, pulp, and paper), automotive, medical prostheses, implants, dental instruments and other applications

Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba appearing silvery gray; with a pale yellow tint. It is an alkaline earth metal of high chemical reactivity used as a component of high-temperature superconductors and in electroceramics. Barium compounds are added to fireworks to impart a green color, and Barium sulfate is used as an X-ray radiocontrast agent for imaging the human gastrointestinal tract.

Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-gray metallic luster. Over 90% of the Earth’s crust is composed of silicate minerals, making silicon the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. Silicon is used commercially in industrial construction with clays, silica sand, and stone, cement for mortar and stucco, concrete for walkways, foundations, and roads. Silicates are used to make ceramics and glass.

Uranium is a chemical element with symbol U and has a silvery-gray metallic color which turns black when exposed to air. Uranium is widely used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons, but because of the tiny amounts found in nature, uranium needs to undergo enrichment so that enough pure uranium is present.

Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co which has a hard, lustrous, bluish-gray appearance. The main source of the element is as a by-product of copper and nickel mining. Cobalt is primarily used in the preparation of wear-resistant, magnetic and high-strength alloys. It is also used to give a distinctive deep blue color to glass, ceramics, inks, paints and varnishes.

Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni. It is a silvery-white metal with a slight golden tinge that is considered corrosion-resistant. Historically, it has been used for plating iron and brass and coating chemistry equipment. Nickel has been widely used in coins, though its rising price has led to some replacement with cheaper metals.

Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn that has a shiny, silver metallic appearance. It is a metal with important industrial alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels. Manganese phosphating is used for rust and corrosion prevention on steel, and manganese dioxide is used as the cathode (electron acceptor) material in alkaline batteries.

Cadmium is a chemical element with symbol Cd which is a soft, bluish-white metal. Cadmium is used as a corrosion-resistant plating on steel, and cadmium compounds of red, orange and yellow pigments are used to color glass, and to stabilize plastic. It is also used in making cadmium telluride solar panels.

Zirconium is a chemical element that comes from the mineral zircon with the symbol Zr. It is a lustrous, grey-white, strong transition metal. Zirconium is used in several growth industries: ceramics, Refractory and Foundry – steel, glass and metal, fiber optics, medicine, cosmetics and electronics.