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In-depth review articles by Mike O’Driscoll published in Industrial Minerals 1987-2014:
| ID | Title | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Proppant potential for bauxite | IM February 2014 p31 |
| 163 | Wisconsin sandstorm: frac sand projects in the pipeline | IM October 2012 p25 |
| 162 | Magnesia's mettle on the line: Steel slowdown spoils market recovery | IM September 2012 p39 |
| 161 | Drilling barytes demands new mindset | IM September 2012 p20 |
| 160 | Saudi silica surge: High purity quartz drive | IM June 2012 p54 |
| 159 | At the core of fused magnesia | IM May 2012 p35 |
| 158 | North Sea supply challenge: Oilfield logistics tackle 24/7 delivery | IM March 2012 p52 |
| 157 | Reconstruction revives refractories in Japan | IM February 2012 p52 |
| 156 | Refractory reflections in Kyoto | IM December 2011 p29 |
| 155 | Shinagawa aligns itself for refractories market future | IM December 2011 p26 |
| 154 | Pigment pragmatism: Feedstock and TiO2 symbiosis recognised | IM November 2011 p31 |
| 153 | Chromite in a tight spot: Supply squeeze urges on new sources | IM September 2011 p26 |
| 152 | Spinel's Spring: Market blooms with limited sources | IM August 2011 p31 |
| 151 | Turkey's soda ash solution: Emergence of Eti Soda | IM July 2011 p52 |
| 150 | Magnesia's phoenix & flyers: Market ignites players old & new | IM May 2011 p32 |
| 149 | Elmin bauxite sees the light: Greek producer transforms | IM March 2011 p42 |
| 148 | Frac sand bonanza | IM February 2011 p25 |
| 147 | Dead burned magnesia welcomes 2011 | IM January 2011 p23 |
| 146 | Scratching the surface: Blasting abrasives market | IM November 2010 p61 |
| 145 | Plastics in forward drive: Mineral demand in autoplastics | IM October 2010 p43 |
| 144 | Magnesia blasts back: Caustic calcined magnesia in recovery | IM September 2010 p37 |
| 143 | Mullite supply under question | IM September 2010 p27 |
| 142 | The winds of change: Solar and wind energy prospects for minerals | IM August 2010 p44 |
| 141 | Set for heavy loads: Plastic fillers | IM July 2010 p63 |
| 140 | Logistics in the 21st Century | IM July 2010 p50 |
| 139 | Squeeze on fused magnesia supply & prices | IM July 2010 p21 |
| 138 | Peninsula prospects: Mineral opportunities in the Arabian Peninsula | IM June 2010 p52 |
| 137 | Ones to watch: Magnesia projects | IM May 2010 p68 |
| 136 | The cut and thrust of silicon carbide | IM May 2010 p26 |
| 135 | Australia: Land of Plenty | IM April 2010 p46 |
| 134 | Solar cell future for minerals | IM March 2010 p83 |
| 133 | Sillimanite supply surge: Andalusite and kyanite markets | IM February 2010 p28 |
| 132 | Into the fire: Refractories endure heat of recession | IM October 2009 p28 |
| 131 | Chinese recovery on green light | IM September 2009 p43 |
| 130 | Magnesia make over: Supply market readjustment | IM August 2009 p26 |
| 129 | Australia's kaolin rush | IM July 2009 p10 |
| 128 | Seeking Saudi mineral potential | IM June 2009 p29 |
| 127 | New dawn breaks for Korean magnesia | IM May 2009 p82 |
| 126 | State of play: The industry reviewed in IM's 500th issue | IM May 2009 p36 |
| 125 | The Dragon has turned: Domestic focus squeezes Chinese exports | IM April 2009 p26 |
| 124 | Alumina cement developments | IM October 2008 p57 |
| 123 | Magnesite ignites: Western capacity boom | IM September 2008 p28 |
| 122 | Frac sand famine | IM August 2008 p66 |
| 121 | Supply chain reaction: European mineral processors | IM July 2008 p70 |
| 120 | Made in the USA: Boom time for the US minerals industry | IM May 2008 p52 |
| 119 | Van Uden ventures out: Rotterdam stevedore diversifies | IM April 2008 p96 |
| 118 | CMP's great leap forward | IM April 2008 p80 |
| 117 | Soda ash's Indian summer: global supply & demand | IM April 2008 p46 |
| 116 | Mineral processing in Asia | IM March 2008 p77 |
| 115 | Kaolin's quay to Europe | IM September 2007 p57 |
| 114 | Texan talc tale: New era beckons for southern US talc | IM August 2007 p72 |
| 113 | Rock and roll: Mineral use trends in paper reviewed | IM August 2007 p45 |
| 112 | Talking talc: Supply and markets review | IM July 2007 p27 |
| 111 | Mullite in Mongolia | IM May 2007 p68 |
| 110 | Magnesia movers & shakers: Market highlights | IM May 2007 p43 |
| 109 | A bright carbonate future: GCC supply and demand | IM January 2007 p24 |
| 108 | The changing face of China: China's evolving market reviewed | IM December 2006 p26 |
| 107 | Ropczye goes East: first Chinese-Polish refractories j-v | IM November 2006 p28 |
| 106 | The heat is on: Dead burned v fused magnesia | IM September 2006 p59 |
| 105 | Magnesia markers: Magnesia market highlights | IM September 2006 p51 |
| 104 | Alumina in a spin: Mineral wool raw materials reviewed | IM August 2006 p36 |
| 103 | A choice of flux: Olivine v Dolomite | IM June 2006 p47 |
| 102 | Foundry focus: Mineral supply highlights | IM June 2006 p43 |
| 101 | Shifting sands: Foundry grade chromite mine to market | IM February 2006 p38 |
| 100 | Refractory raw materials: State of play | IM January 2006 p38 |
| 099 | Sunshine on silica: Solar cells power fused silica demand | IM October 2005 p29 |
| 098 | South China in a stir: Zhanjiang and Fangcheng port activity | IM September 2005 p72 |
| 097 | Chinese nepheline syenite: Fineton finds its niche | IM September 2005 p68 |
| 096 | Highlights of Haznedar: Turkish refractories and dolomite | IM June 2005 p74 |
| 095 | Magnesia minors: Brucite, huntite, & hydromagnesite | IM June 2005 p41 |
| 094 | Magnesia: On the high road again | IM April 2005 p37 |
| 093 | Zircon no pacifier to market squeeze | IM February 2005 p39 |
| 092 | Geohellas: A classic clay tale | IM January 2005 p56 |
| 091 | Astron's rising Zr star | IM January 2005 p54 |
| 090 | A Dutch solution for magnesia | IM November 2004 p62 |
| 089 | Iran's industrial minerals: A window of opportunity | IM November 2004 p28 |
| 088 | Mullite: making good in steel & foundry | IM October 2004 p32 |
| 087 | Iron's true colours: Iron oxide supply & demand review | IM September 2004 p35 |
| 086 | Magnesia in a squeeze | IM August 2004 p35 |
| 085 | Alumina cement: Sweet & sour | IM June 2004 p64 |
| 084 | Aqaba: Key to Jordan's mineral exports | IM May 2004 p75 |
| 083 | Jormag comes of age | IM April 2004 p89 |
| 082 | Olivine: Going where the grass is greener | IM March 2004 p40 |
| 081 | Zircon: The miller's tale - between a rock and a hard place | IM November 2003 p50 |
| 080 | Dead burned magnesia: Back to basics | IM November 2003 p30 |
| 079 | Corundum conundrum: Fused alumina feels the heat | IM October 2003 p30 |
| 078 | Elements of magnesia: Electrical grade fused magnesia | IM August 2003 p44 |
| 077 | In the hall of the magnesite king: Asian DBM reviewed | IM July 2003 p26 |
| 076 | Loading up in Liaoning | IM June 2003 p57 |
| 075 | Chinese hot pot: Refractory fused magnesia | IM May 2003 p34 |
| 074 | REgeneration in autocatalysts: Rare earths markets | IM January 2003 p25 |
| 073 | Driving a new market for minerals? Producers look to a material future in fuel cells | IM October 2002 p34 |
| 072 | Irons in the fire: What's cooking with sillimanite minerals? | IM June 2002 p37 |
| 071 | The scoop on global TiO2: Suppliers raise prices to revive weak market | IM March 2002 p28 |
| 070 | Qingdao: China's second largest trade port | IM January 2002 p73 |
| 069 | Mineral inspection: Measuring up to change | IM December 2001 p49 |
| 068 | Spinel: The steel and cement specialist | IM November 2001 p41 |
| 067 | Refractory minerals: trends & developments in supply & demand | IM November 2001 p33 |
| 066 | Shandong Magnesite: A survivor in the shadow of Liaoning | IM October 2001 p41 |
| 065 | China's refractories market | IM July 2001 p53 |
| 064 | Ways & means: Bringing minerals to Europe | IM June 2001 p41 |
| 063 | A cracking hot market: Refractories in petroleum refining | IM April 2001 p29 |
| 062 | Borates: The Turk of the town | IM March 2001 p30 |
| 061 | Alumina cements: Lining up against steel & sewage | IM December 2000 p35 |
| 060 | Clays under fire: Supply of refractory clays reviewed | IM April 2000 p29 |
| 059 | Lithium takes charge: Supply & demand reviewed | IM March 2000 p37 |
| 058 | Lishu Wollastonite in Dalian | IM December 1999 p23 |
| 057 | Sillimanite minerals: Refractory market slump takes its toll | IM April 1999 p89 |
| 056 | Hernic: An expanding force in South Africa's chrome & andalusite belt | IM February 1999 p34 |
| 055 | Chromite in crisis: Producers hold out for October recovery | IM February 1999 p25 |
| 054 | Ukraine's minerals: First steppes in world market | IM October 1998 p21 |
| 053 | Refractory dolomite: Stainless reputation | IM June 1998 p35 |
| 052 | What is IMA? Europe's Industrial Minerals Association profiled | IM April 1998 p43 |
| 051 | Chromite supply: A question of ownership | IM March 1998 p51 |
| 050 | Shanxi bauxite: Fired up for world markets | IM February 1998 p39 |
| 049 | East Asian foreign mineral ventures: Comings & goings | IM September 1997 p37 |
| 048 | East Asia refractories: Thai-ed up with steel | IM August 1997 p25 |
| 047 | Hong Kong handover: Business as usual? | IM June 1997 p25 |
| 046 | Fused silica: Switched on by electronics | IM April 1997 p49 |
| 045 | Silicon carbide: Supply sector showdown | IM January 1997 p19 |
| 044 | Minerals of Vietnam: Sands' future black & white | IM November 1996 p72 |
| 043 | Vietnam: Tiger to be? | IM October 1996 p42 |
| 042 | China Chamber of Commerce in the hot seat | IM August 1996 p25 |
| 041 | Glass refractories: Oxy-fuel impact fires debate | IM May 1996 p39 |
| 040 | Anglo Pacific Resources: Adding a new dimension to the Highlands | IM February 1996 p62 |
| 039 | Fused magnesia: The blender's choice | IM January 1996 p19 |
| 038 | Refractories in Taiwan: Steel surge sparks hot demand | IM November 1995 p47 |
| 037 | Sweet and sour: Foreign ventures in East Asia | IM October 1995 p55 |
| 036 | Taiwan tiger: Still burning bright | IM August 1995 p17 |
| 035 | China's ceramics market: Showing off in strength | IM July 1995 p35 |
| 034 | Opportunity knocks in Norway | IM June 1995 p71 |
| 033 | Refractory bauxite: Cut-price dynasty under threat | IM March 1995 p27 |
| 032 | Plastic compounding: Where mineral meets polymer | IM December 1994 p35 |
| 031 | China's ceramics boom: Firing up in Foshan | IM September 1994 p69 |
| 030 | Spinel review: Prices temper steel market promise | IM September 1994 p35 |
| 029 | Chinese filler minerals: Reinforcing export potential | IM June 1994 p47 |
| 028 | China's minerals industry: Gathering for the great leap forward | IM June 1994 p19 |
| 027 | Caustic magnesia markets: Playing with fire | IM March 1994 p23 |
| 026 | South Korean refractories: POSCO steels the market | IM October 1993 p71 |
| 025 | South Korea's minerals industry: Imports prove Seoul-destroying | IM August 1993 p18 |
| 024 | Minerals in European plastics: Polypropylene in the driving seat | IM April 1993 p19 |
| 023 | Garnet: Set for blast off? | IM January 1993 p19 |
| 022 | European cat litter: absorbing market growth | IM August 1992 p46 |
| 021 | Industrial minerals of Japan: Bowing to recession reality | IM April 1992 p19 |
| 020 | Talc review: Consolidation & competition | IM March 1992 p23 |
| 019 | Moroccan barytes in Yarmouth: Mineral Industries makes the grade | IM November 1991 p63 |
| 018 | Trading places: Netherlands' gateways to Europe | IM October 1991 p37 |
| 017 | Wollastonite production: Tempo rises as markets grow | IM December 1990 p15 |
| 016 | Fine carbonate fillers: PCC breaks ground in paper | IM September 1990 p21 |
| 015 | Minerals in the US south-west: Breaking rocks in the hot sun | IM May 1990 p52 |
| 014 | US glass industry: Overcapacity shadows strong demand | IM February 1990 p34 |
| 013 | Rocky Mountain Magnesite: Baymag starts new fused MgO plant | IM December 1989 p49 |
| 012 | Brazil's industrial minerals: Seeking success against all odds | IM November 1989 p23 |
| 011 | Energy in North America: The power behind industrial minerals | IM June 1989 p19 |
| 010 | US Pacific Northwest: An outpost of industrial mineral wealth | IM April 1989 p19 |
| 009 | Drilling in the US Gulf: Cautious optimism for muddy future | IM February 1989 p48 |
| 008 | Rare earths: Enter the Dragon | IM November 1988 p21 |
| 007 | Dolomite: More than crushed stone | IM September p37 |
| 006 | Bentonite: Overcapacity in need of markets | IM July 1988 p43 |
| 005 | Burnt lime/dolime: Seeking markets green | IM May 1988 p23 |
| 004 | Minerals in adhesives & sealants: Solving a sticky problem | IM February 1988 p32 |
| 003 | Cement trade & industry: Charting its changing course | IM November 1987 p23 |
| 002 | Glass markets: Added value impetus | IM August 1987 p33 |
| 001 | Diatomite: No skeletons in the cupboard | IM May 1987 p22 |