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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Salt market under scrutiny at Swakopmund
Review of Salt Forum 2023 Supply & Demand Trends | New Source Projects | Southern Africa | Senegal | Europe | APAC | India | Australia | Processing | Logistics IMFORMED has organised its acclaimed [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Magnesia World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key magnesia raw materials
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Primary world sources and production capacity of key refractory raw materials
