IMFORMED articles by Mike O’Driscoll in the industry media (click on media page to download (or right click and “Save link as”)).
Industrial Minerals Review 2023
Is the “Criticality” of industrial minerals finally being understood?
Mining Engineering, July 2024
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Squaring the Circle: Challenges and Opportunities
in Recycling Refractory Minerals
refractories WORLDFORUM 16 (2024) [1]
Industrial Minerals Review 2022
Learning to be Greener & Smarter
Mining Engineering, July 2023
“Hi Mike, I just received my copy of Mining Engineering, and after reading the excellent intro realised it was written by you. Nice concise summary and all read true to what I have found the situation to be. Well done.”
Murray Lines, Managing Director, Stratum Resources, AustraliaClick on image below (or right click and “Save link”) for Mining Engineering pages PDF or for IMFORMED website version with pictures and links please click HERE.
Refractory mineral supply in transition
Iron&Steel Today, Oct/Nov 2022
China continues as strong provider of refractory minerals amid industry transformation
LOGEA NEWS, Number 4, December 2022 (in Spanish)
LOGEA NEWS is a publication of consulting firm LOGEA S.A.S. based in Medellin, Columbia, dedicated to sharing information on aspects of industrial minerals. Contact: Jorge E. López-Rendón, Director, [email protected]. IMFORMED Newsfile report published with permission.
Canada Fluorspar Inc.: New owner & restart of production?
LOGEA NEWS, Number 3, October 2022 (in Spanish)
LOGEA NEWS is a publication of consulting firm LOGEA S.A.S. based in Medellin, Columbia, dedicated to sharing information on aspects of industrial minerals. Contact: Jorge E. López-Rendón, Director, [email protected]. IMFORMED Newsfile report published with permission.
First Bauxite acquires calcination plants in the USA
LOGEA NEWS, Number 2, September 2022 (in Spanish)
LOGEA NEWS is a publication of consulting firm LOGEA S.A.S. based in Medellin, Columbia, dedicated to sharing information on aspects of industrial minerals. Contact: Jorge E. López-Rendón, Director, [email protected]. IMFORMED Newsfile report published with permission.
IMFORMED Refractory Raw Material World Sources Map
American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 6 August 2022
Industrial Minerals Review 2021
Testing times sustain market turmoil, but
outlook positive
Mining Engineering, July 2022
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Industrial Minerals Review 2020
Responding to Challenges & Change
Mining Engineering, July 2021
Refractory magnesia supply shake up
Corporate moves & changes in China re-shape future supply trends
Iron&Steel Today, Dec 2020/Feb 2021
“Industrial Waste Resources Will Become the New Normal”
Review of trends impacting refractory raw materials
Refractories Manual 2020, INTERCERAM, Sept. 2020, Vol. 69
2020 Vision for Industrial Minerals
Introduction to the Industrial Minerals Review 2019
Mining Engineering, July 2020, Vol.72, No.7
Vertical integration in the steel refractory sector
Refratechnik buys QMAG to boost captive magnesia supply
Iron&Steel Today, Mar/Apr 2020
Why India? Why now?
Ceramic & Glass Manufacturing, Dec. 2019, Vol. 1, Issue 1
Fluorspar Flux Supply
Is relief in sight?
Iron&Steel Today, Oct./Nov. 2019
MagForum 2019
refractories WorldForum 11 (2019) [3]
Mineral Recycling Forum 2019:
Squaring the Circular Economy with Industrial Minerals
refractories WorldForum 11 (2019) [3]
AlF3: Fluorspar supply
Is relief in sight?
Aluminium International Today, Sept./Oct. 2019
Fluorspar supply for refrigerants – is relief in sight?
Cooling Post, 2 August 2019
Refractory mineral supply
Alternative solutions driven by China supply squeeze
American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 98, No. 2 March 2019
Mike,
Thanks very much for your article in the recent Bull.Amer.Ceram.Soc., giving an excellent update on the raw materials situation in China. Your information, insight, and experience are critically important for the refractories industry. We all look forward to your continuing updates on the raw materials situation in China, and any changes/trends that you observe in the coming years, as the companies involved make decisions to optimize their situation.
Best Regards.
Charles Semler, Semler Materials Services, USA
Finding new ways to recycle industrial minerals
Mineral Planning Issue 179 / October 2018
Magnesia Market Summit: MagForum 2018 Review
refractories WorldForum 10 (2018) [4]
Mineral Recycling is Evolving Fast
American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 97, No. 6 – August 2018
Review: Mineral Recycling Forum 2018
refractories WorldForum 10 (2018) [3]
IREFCON18: Refractory Raw Material Supply
“the Single Most Important Challenge”
refractories WorldForum 10 (2018) [3]
The Changing Sands of Our Time
How proppant demand has influenced ceramic mineral supply
American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 97, No. 3 – April 2018
2018: Year of the Dog likely to live up to its name for Chinese mineral consumers
American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 97, No. 2 – March 2018
Basic Instinct
Magnesia Supply to the Refractories Industry
refractories WorldForum 10 (2018) [1]
The Heat is On
A refractory mineral supply squeeze in China impacts on the global steel refractory industry
Iron & Steel Today, Dec 2017-Jan 2018
Fluorspar for AlF3
China supply shortages hit consumers as new sources emerge
Aluminium International Today, Sept./Oct. 2017
Magnesia Focus
Iron & Steel Today, July-August 2017
Mineral Recycling Forum 2017 Review
refractories WorldForum 9 (2017) [3]
Waste Deep in New Opportunities
WASTE PLANNING ISSUE 122 / APRIL 2017
Refractories in Steelmaking: Still a Buyers’ Market
METALS INSIGHT Volume 12 / Issue 4 / February 23, 2017
Mega Mag Merger
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence December 2016
MagForum 2016 Review
refractories WorldForum 8 (2016) [4]
Mineral Recycling Forum 2016 Review
refractories WorldForum 8 (2016) [3]
Recycling Refractories
Glass International June 2016
Recycling of Refractory Minerals
IRMA Journal Vol. XXXXIX, No 1, March 2016
Mineral Recycling Turns Industrial
Mineral Planning Issue 163 / February 2016
Informing the Refractories Market: IMFORMED in 2016
refractories WorldForum 8 (2016) [1]
Refractory Minerals Matter
Iron and Steel Today December 2015/January 2016
Foundry Minerals Forum Casts Weather Eye Over Mineral Supply & Demand
INCAST August 2015
The Changing Art of Moving
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence June 2015
US Ceramic Proppants Review
Oilfield Technology Energy Global online 4 April 2015
IMFORMED New Events & Research Hub for Industrial Minerals
refractories WorldForum 7 (2015) [1]
