Part 1: North American mineral prospects – so who’s doing what?
New fluorspar deposit development and progress with alternative fluorine sources such as fluorosilicic acid (FSA), depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUHF), mine tailings, and aluminium fluoride (AlF3) from bauxite are all receiving increasing attention.
Although the world economy and industry is understandably experiencing a slowdown owing to the […]
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European processing option realised with Quimialmel, Spain
Leading brucite producer, Russian Mining Chemical Co. LLC (RMCC), has completed the first stage of development of what is claimed as the world’s largest deposit of brucite (the natural mineral of magnesium hydroxide), and has joined forces with Quimialmel to process brucite in Spain.
Located in the Jewish Autonomous Region, […]
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Market Monitor: US “critical” industry list | SA mine shutdown | Refractories | Steel | Foundry | Cement | Glass | Oilfield
Right now it’s hard to find anything but gloom and uncertainty for the near and possibly medium future for the industrial minerals industry.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to affect […]
Review of Mineral Recycling Forum 2020, Aachen
Last week’s IMFORMED Mineral Recycling Forum 2020 in Aachen, Germany squeaked in under the wire before the EU lockdown response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak.
With sensible precautionary measures in place and a communal enthusiasm to look out for one another while actively participating in the conference, some 40 hardy […]
COVID-19 impact continues as mineral consumers ponder future supply mind set
It’s happened a few times before: during the SARS outbreak of 2003, the Beijing Olympics of 2008, and most recently the 2017-19 anti-pollution drive, but this time the impact is being felt deeper and wider, and crucially, perhaps longer term.
The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
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Refra buys QMAG to boost captive magnesia supply & eyes non-refractory markets
The long awaited outcome of Sibelco’s sale of Queensland Magnesia Pty Ltd (QMAG) finally came to a conclusion last month with the 14 January announcement from major refractories group Refratechnik, Germany, that it had entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of […]