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Industrial mineral recycling: global status, developments & outlook

Industrial minerals | Refractories | Alumina | Ceramics | Lime | Sorting Mineral Recycling Forum 2024 Review | Latest insights on evolving sector Industrial minerals recycling from a wide range of waste streams is now [...]

By |Wednesday, 28 August, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|Comments Off on Industrial mineral recycling: global status, developments & outlook

A life in minerals: Mike O’Driscoll is interviewed by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

In an interview to mark the 10th Anniversary of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, and to coincide with the company’s 2024 AGM, Simon Moores, CEO, Benchmark, put some questions to Mike O’Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED, about the evolution [...]

By |Tuesday, 30 July, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|3 Comments

Fluorspar developers see the light

The recent rise in the “criticality” of fluorspar has appeared to bolster the prospects of several fluorspar projects around the world (see “Industrial Minerals – Have they finally gone critical?”). Ahead of the pack is [...]

By |Wednesday, 17 July, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|Comments Off on Fluorspar developers see the light

Fluorspar supply & demand: French Riviera Review!

Seen & Heard at Fluorine Forum 2023 Market Review | Logistics | China | Mongolia | New Sources | Batteries | Welding | Fluoropolymers It was the Fluorine Forum that broke our attendance record: Fluorine [...]

By |Tuesday, 16 July, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|Comments Off on Fluorspar supply & demand: French Riviera Review!

Industrial minerals – have they finally gone critical?

Introduction to Mining Engineering’s IM Annual Review July 2024 by Mike O'Driscoll* The importance of industrial minerals to the world economy and everyday lives always used to be a hard sell to the uninitiated. Just [...]

By |Tuesday, 2 July, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|4 Comments

RHI Magnesita to acquire Resco – gains US sources of fireclay, andalusite-pyrophyllite

Leading world magnesia and refractories producer RHI Magnesita (RHIM) plans to acquire US diverse refractory product and mineral producer Resco Group for US$430m. The move, announced by the Vienna-based group on 30 March 2024, marks [...]

By |Tuesday, 9 April, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|1 Comment

Refractory raw material market spotlighted in Seville

Review of the XII European Congress of Refractory Raw Materials, Machinery & Installation Graphite | Alumina | Andalusite | Silicon Carbide | Magnesia | Logistics | Decarbonisation | Recycling Kicking off this year’s European refractory [...]

By |Monday, 25 March, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|2 Comments

The crucial role of industrial minerals in defence & national security

Focus on refractory & abrasive markets By Nicholaus Rohleder, Co-Founder, Climate Commodities* The nexus between industrial minerals and national security is a topic of paramount importance, often overlooked in broader discussions about defence readiness and [...]

By |Sunday, 24 March, 2024|Categories: Newsfile|1 Comment

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