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Mariana Minerals, which builds and operates mines using its MarianaOS software platform, raised a $310M Series B, bringing its total funding to $400M (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/power-ai-khosla-a16z-bet-startup-re…

To power AI, Khosla and a16z bet this startup can reinvent mining
Mariana Minerals is now valued at $1.5 billion.

🚨Job Alert‼️🚨
5 year PostDoc, Technical University Berlin. #Mineralogy, #petrology, #geochemistry
Responsible for laser/solution-ICP-MS laboratory; research and teaching.
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Administration Argues for Power Over Philadelphia Slavery Memorial (Mattathias Schwartz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/trump-slavery-philadelphia-president-house.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260602/p110#a260602p110

Der zugeschaltete Kollege auf der Riesenleinwand trinkt aus seiner Mineralwasserflasche und schlummert dann etwas vor sich hin.

from my link log —
Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water for metrology.
https://signoregalilei.com/2026/07/26/the-most-official-water-costs-120000-a-gallon/
saved 2026-08-01

The most official water costs $120,000 a gallon
We all learned in science class that water freezes at 0 °C or 32 °F at atmospheric pressure. But what water, exactly? Even after you distill out all the dissolved salts and minerals to get pure H2O…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicArtistInResidence
Mineral:
🎵 Unfinished
#Mineral
https://hektoor.bandcamp.com/track/unfinished-mineral
https://open.spotify.com/track/6cpwB1HgnnO0023avRE3CB

EU-Finanzminister fordern Übergewinnsteuer für Mineralölkonzerne
Spritkosten explodieren, während Ölkonzerne höhere Gewinne machen. Mehrere EU-Minister wollen Mineralölunternehmen stärker besteuern.
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EU-Finanzminister fordern Übergewinnsteuer für Mineralölkonzerne
Spritkosten explodieren, während Ölkonzerne höhere Gewinne machen. Mehrere EU-Minister wollen Mineralölunternehmen stärker besteuern.

Terra AI, which develops AI models for mining companies to better map underground resources, raised a $20M Series A led by Khosla Ventures (Katie Fehrenbacher/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/06/03/terra-ai-khosla-bhp-series-a

Terra AI closes $20M from Khosla and BHP Ventures
Investors are pouring money into mining tech and projects as demand for minerals soars.

🚨Job Alert !!🚨 Univ Iowa
Structural #geology and tectonics faculty position; teaching structural, field courses/camp, etc. Expertise: ‘Hard-rock’ Earth and planetary processes, petrology, geo(thermo) chronology, geochemistry, critical minerals, etc.
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Mineralogical Society: The Special Collection (Vol. 1) issue - ALL papers are available to read:
"150 years of the Mineralogical Society: Past Discoveries and Future Frontiers" #Mineralogy #MinMag

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