Lynas Corporation has received an award from the West Australian government.
Lynas Corporation has received lead agency status from the Western Australian government for its project to build a rare earth processing facility in Kalgoorlie. Western Australia Prime Minister Mark McGowan has welcomed the company's plan to turn the gold mining town into a major mineral hub. The Ministry of Labor, Tourism, Science and Innovation will [...]
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Siemens and partners develop micro-networks for mining companies
Siemens and partners develop micro-networks for mining companies Siemens and the German developer for renewable energies juwi have entered into a strategic technology partnership to concentrate on the development of micro-networks in the mining industry. The signed agreement between the two companies aims to develop the advanced microgrid control system, which enables the seamless integration of electricity from renewable energies [...]
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Thyssen Krupp - New generation of rock crushers
Thyssen Krupp - New Generation of Rock Crushers When it comes to hard rock applications, mining companies primarily rely on jaw and rotary crushers. Although these are suitable and proven for such applications, they require great installation depths. We present the new eccentric roll crusher (ERC) from thyssenkrupp. The compact and robust ERC, which was launched on the [...]
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Chinese scientists are researching the formation of rare earth elements
Chinese Scientists Research the Formation of Rare Earth Elements Have scientists found out why China is so rich in rare earths that the world's smartphones need? Chinese geologists think they have a formula that could help increase control of the marketplace with the elements that hi-tech industries depend on. The simple combination of sound that [...]
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ISE - The global network of rare earth elements
The global network of rare earth elements This study takes into account 20 years of international rare earth trade from 1996 to 2015. We analyzed the development of these networks in four aspects, the distribution of trading countries, the overall structure of the network, the main countries in the network and include the communities in the network. The distribution of trading countries for [...]
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Water from near-Earth asteroids can favor space mining.
Water from near-Earth asteroids can promote space mining. Scientists looking to start mining various elements on the Moon as early as 2025 could turn their attention to other celestial bodies soon, as a new study suggests that there are around 1.000 asteroids closer to our planet than the lunar surface and large Quantities of [...]
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Scientists are searching for clues about climate change in Canada's gold mines
Scientists Search for Clues to Climate Change in Canada's Gold Mines In gold mines near Fairbanks, Alaska, scientists are looking for something precious - and it's not metal. They search layers of ancient sediments for clues as to how the region's climate has changed during times of prehistoric global warming. The proof of this [...]
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China's control over a variety of critical metals is a thorn in the side of the US
According to its constitution, the People's Republic of China is "under the democratic dictatorship of the people" but has been ruled authoritarian by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1949. China has been economically dynamic for many years. On the basis of its reform and opening policy, China developed into an economic and technological superpower beginning in 1978. Of the […]
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A student from the University of Alberta discovers a previously unknown mineral in a diamond
A University of Alberta student discovers a previously completely unknown mineral in a diamond The discovery of the unusual new mineral goldsmithite raises strange questions about the earth's mantle. A new and strange mineral was discovered by graduate student Nicole Meyer at the University of Alberta. The one with the mineral name Goldschmidtit in honor of the founder [...]
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ISE - Rare Earth Elements Market Report for September 2019
ISE - Rare Earth Elements Market Report for September 2019 The REE market is recovering, the industry report assumes that the prices for REE will continue to rise in the second half of the year. On September 20, 2019, the report of the China Rare Earth Industry Index (hereinafter referred to as "the report"), which was jointly published by the China Economic [...]
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