First Bauxite high grade alternative source for non-met. markets PLUS: Australian Bauxite progress | China bauxite latest Early July saw First Bauxite LLC load the first bulk ocean vessel of its Guyanese raw high grade non-metallurgical bauxite for overseas markets in refractories, cement, abrasives, and water treatment. Although it has taken some 10 years to [...]
IMFORMED-Tractus Asia Webinar Reviewed The industrial minerals sector has been rocked; first, by the US-China trade war, its ensuing political tensions, and then by the pandemic. Last week 150 attendees signed up to a webinar on Wednesday 22 July organised by IMFORMED and Tractus Asia to learn about recent market developments, potential strategies to mitigate [...]
Report on NAIME’s Magnesia & Refractory Webinar Dashiqiao 9 July 2020 Last week IMFORMED was delighted to be invited to present on world magnesia supply trends at a special conference and webinar organised by the Northeast Asian Industrial Minerals Exchange (NAIME), Beijing Easynai Information Technology Co. Ltd, and the Liaoning Magnesium Industry Development Group. “2020 [...]
Introduction to Mining Engineering's annual review of industrial minerals IMFORMED is delighted and honoured to have been invited to write the introductory article "2020 Vision for Industrial Minerals" for Mining Engineering's latest annual review of industrial minerals. The article, written by Mike O'Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED, has just been published in the July 2020 issue of Mining [...]
WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2020 | 22:00 SINGAPORE | 15:00 LONDON | 10:00 EST The industrial minerals sector has been rocked; first, by the US-China trade war, its ensuing political tensions, and then by the pandemic. Join IMFORMED and Tractus Asia to learn about recent market developments, potential strategies to mitigate risk and take advantage [...]
The Kamaduo magnesite deposit near Chamdo, north-east Tibet, lies at some 4,200 metres altitude, hosting >50m tonnes reserves of magnesite grading 47.6% MgO with low iron and silica. PRCO has an exclusive 99 year lease on the Tibetan deposit. Courtesy PRCO First Chinese MgO-C refractory plant in US: PRCO America to use high purity [...]
9-10 July 2020 14:00-18:00 Beijing Time In-person & Virtual Conference Lihua Hotel, Dashiqiao, Liaoning Province, China PLEASE NOTE: ALL SESSIONS IN CHINESE EXCEPT FOR MIKE O’DRISCOLL’S PRESENTATION IN ENGLISH DAY 1: 9 July 14.00 Beijing Time | 08.00 CET Organisers Northeast Asia Magnesia Exchange Easynai Liaoning Magnesium Industry Development Group Supporters IMFORMED Industrial Mineral Forums [...]
Impact of COVID-19 | Threat of alternatives to fluorspar Organised by Roskill | panel participation by IMFORMED 25 June 2020 Roskill will present its latest views and insights on the fluorspar industry and the entire F-supply chain, examining the challenges caused by COVID-19 given the impact the pandemic is having globally, and what the future may [...]
Non-fluorspar sources – evolving & utilised; FSA a game changer? The shape of things to come? Buss ChemTech’s third plant for Wengfu Group converting FSA to AHF; installed with 20,000 tpa AHF capacity in 2012 at Hubei Wengfu Lantian Fluorchem Co. Ltd, Hubei; Buss ChemTech completed a fifth plant in 2019. Courtesy Buss ChemTech [...]
North American mineral prospects - so who's doing what? Drilling core samples at the bottom of one of the pits on the Lost Sheep Mine property, Utah; a historic fluorspar mining area, Ares Strategic Mining is looking to bring it back on stream. Courtesy Ares Strategic Mining New fluorspar deposit development and progress [...]
