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World’s number one producer opens up for investment to compete with rival producers
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US continues to drive global rig count, boosting demand for oilfield minerals
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New 20,000 tpa project will go towards doubling US group’s capacity by 2013
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A brief look at the rest of the week’s lithium stories in the news
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A brief look at the rest of the week’s rare earth stories in the news
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Further falls mean charter rates drop below operating costs; China bans Valemaxes
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Investment from molybdenum and rhenium group to fund vertical integration
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Exploration progress made in Argentina; new Galaxy plant eyed for Jiangsu, China
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Fall in Baltic Dry Index continues, despite Vale lifting flooding force majeure
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The start of the year saw many mineral grades increasing in value as producers upped their prices to cope with hikes in energy, freight and tight global market fundamentals
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Gordon Stollery, Canada Fluorspar; Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Solvay; Akiva Mozes, Israel Chemicals; Ron Bryan, Compass Minerals; John A. Clarke, Great Quest Metals; Mario Juarez, Lithium One; Daniel Greenwell, Tronox
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It has been a difficult couple of years for kaolin as the global recession spread to its end user markets, but a recent recovery in demand has also encouraged a surge of new operations and exploration projects
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Consolidation of Mexican fluorspar Mexichem which tops capacity to 1m tonnes; Shen Zhou acquires Chinese fluorspar, barytes
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Energy main driver; company to produce 50k tpa potash from Salar del Hombre Muerto
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Agreement signed with aboriginal community in northern Argentina
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Brazilian group owns 100% of fertiliser subsidiary after acquiring minority stake
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Delegates in Argentina exchange terse words following supply outlooks
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Canadian company signs LOI for potash property near Vale’s Rio Colorado, Argentina
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Turkey, South Korea and Italy show robust growth; signs of slowdown at year-end
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Shipping rates drop 40% in 2012, no recovery seen until after Chinese New Year
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Canadian consultant says prices to be kept in check by over-supply through to 2020
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A brief look at the rest of the week’s lithium stories in the news
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Reconnaissance assessments are one of the first steps in identifying new commercial mining projects. Clive Mitchell outlines the British Geological Survey’s recent evaluation of high purity limestone deposits worldwide, including in the Middle East
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Mineral fillers offer cost reduction – and sometimes enhanced properties – to polymer formulations. Siddhartha Roy outlines ground calcium carbonate’s changing role in the growing polymer market
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Production problems in Japan and Chile this year have led to supply shortages and an unprecedented spike in prices. With demand growth expected to continue throughout the decade, the world’s established producers must expand capacities to fill the deficit
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Franz Struzl, RHI; Xiaoling Liu, Rio Tinto Minerals; Richard Clark, Atacama Minerals Corp.
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Soda ash prices continued their march upwards as European-based market participants placed the price at a €10/tonne premium to levels seen in the last quarter.
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Demand recovery for titanium dioxide is brisk, mainly driven by China, but needy capacity expansions are hindered by continuing insecurity of adequate feedstock supply, which is driving up prices. The time has come for a pragmatic understanding of the symbiotic relationship between feedstock and pigment players
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Global fluorspar production recovered to pre-recession volumes in 2010, with output surging to 6.01m. tonnes from 5.55m. tonnes the previous year
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Brasil Minerios Ltd (Minerios) has increased its vermiculite capacity ahead of schedule, leading the group to expect a 2011 output of 70,000 tpa
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Rio Tinto Plc will divest all thirteen assets in its Alcan aluminium product group, including its speciality alumina plants, as the company looks to improve its financial performance
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With the race for lithium slowing, focus is moving to the complex manufacture of the battery raw material lithium carbonate. Industrial Minerals spoke with Rincon Lithium’s general manager Mike Tamlin on why he believes only a fraction of new producers will begin production and how even less will be profitable
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World Trade Organization is no short term solution for rare earth supply crisis
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Debate continues over whether to use natural flake or synthetic graphite in lithium-ion batteries
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CIC Resources prepares to start up a pilot separation plant at its Parana ilmenite deposit in Paraguay. About 200-400,000 tpa titanium slag eyed
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Canada-based MBAC Fertilizer Corp. works on developing its 100%-owned Santana phosphate project in Para state, northern Brazil
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Selene, a family-owned perlite deposit located in Sonora state, in the northwest of Mexico, could come into production within the next few years.
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The revival of commodity markets and new demand in developing regions has stimulated soda ash sales to pre-recession highs; but recovery is built on muted Chinese competition, which threatens to make a return
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Mitsubishi Corp. looking to develop a lithium project in Chile to power its new fleet of Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicles (i-MiEV) while Chile In talks to remove Li project ban
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Argentina-based Latinbor supplies boron minerals and lithium carbonate worldwide. Gustavo André, director, discussed with IM the potential of boron, and entering the antimony trioxide market next year
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The Queensland Paradise Phosphate Project in Australia looking to be developed by Legend International Holdings Inc. should be increased and at a stronger rate of return; Vale to expand in Mozambique;
Sunkar reveals 266m. reserves in Kazakhstan
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Lithium Americas Corp. has released the results of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its Cauchari lithium brine project in Argentina.
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Continental brine deposits are yet to be rivalled as the lowest cost sources of lithium.
But their unpredictable nature has kept open the door to hard rock and other more unique sources in a world concerned with supply security
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As the era of electric vehicles draws closer, the lithium supply industry is positioning itself for an anticipated boom in demand. But disparities in the various market forecasts mean the future is anything but certain for the growing number of emerging suppliers
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Rising demand from papermakers drives GCC growth which sees Europe and North America tailing behind Asia
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Emerging regions offer enticing mineral prospects, but project risk may deter companies willing to invest overseas. Jeff Loehr outlines the pitfalls of sovereign risk and how it can be accurately measured
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The feedstock for countless alumina-based products, ATH faces a growing divide between commodity and speciality producers as companies look to define themselves in an ever-competitive world
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Doubts continue to surround Bolivia’s potential to become a major lithium carbonate producer as the South American country announced plans to start the construction of an industrial-scale plant in 2011
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