Tag: PGMs
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Nigeria Confirms 16 GPS-Guided Munitions Hit ISIS Camps in Sokoto Forest; Debris Lands in Kwara
Overview: The Operation and Its Targets Nigeria’s federal government confirmed that 16 GPS-guided munitions (PGMs), commonly known as smart bombs, were used in an operation aimed at ISIS-aligned terrorists operating within the Sokoto forest region. The strikes were conducted with the goal of degrading the enemy’s capabilities in a corridor that has long been cited…
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Platinum from Space: Moon Craters as Potential Mining Targets
Platinum in the Moon’s Craters: A New Frontier for Space Resources A study led by an independent Canadian astronomer, Jayant Chennamangalam, and published in Planetary and Space Science, argues that the Moon’s impact basins could house substantial platinum-group metal (PGM) deposits. The research shifts the spotlight from near-Earth asteroids to the Moon itself as a…