http://www.indmin.com/RSS.aspx?FeedID=629?2012 Industrial Minerals60Environmentshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2972546/Malaysia-approves-Lynas-rare-earths-plant.htmlLynas must submit plans for waste disposal, but gets green light for start-uphttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2972546/Malaysia-approves-Lynas-rare-earths-plant.htmlThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2971084/USGS-reports-rise-in-mineral-value-in-2011-bucks-recession-trend.htmlNon-metallic sector value up by 3%, led by ilmenite, rutile price rise; soda ash flathttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2971084/USGS-reports-rise-in-mineral-value-in-2011-bucks-recession-trend.htmlTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966043/Industrial-Minerals-Prices-February-2012.htmlhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966043/Industrial-Minerals-Prices-February-2012.htmlThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966049/Price-Briefing-New-Year-new-price-minerals-respond-to-fluctuating-world-markets.htmlThe 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 fundamentalshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966049/Price-Briefing-New-Year-new-price-minerals-respond-to-fluctuating-world-markets.htmlThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966154/Exploration-key-to-growing-Greek-industry.htmlGreece is opening its doors to private investment to boost domestic industries. Ananias Tsirambides and Anestis Filippidis discuss the country?s key exploration targets for industrial minerals developmenthttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966154/Exploration-key-to-growing-Greek-industry.htmlThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966157/Afghanistans-mineral-plan.htmlWith its position at the heart of Central Asia, and significant mineral resources including lithium and rare earths, Afghanistan holds vast potential for attracting private sector investment, Vasili Nicoletopoulos revealshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966157/Afghanistans-mineral-plan.htmlThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966161/People-and-places-February-2012.htmlGordon 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, Tronoxhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966161/People-and-places-February-2012.htmlThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966254/EU-report-outlines-ambitions-to-recover-minerals-from-waste.htmlImplementing full waste legislation could save EU ?72bn a year, Commission sayshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2966254/EU-report-outlines-ambitions-to-recover-minerals-from-waste.htmlTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937715/Diary-Dates-December-2011.htmlhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937715/Diary-Dates-December-2011.htmlTue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937718/Foraging-for-foundry-sands.htmlMetalcasting consumes vast quantities of industrial minerals ? either as foundry sands or additives ? which are subsequently landfilled. But simple processing of spent sands can provide a stable and valuable source of secondary foundry materialshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937718/Foraging-for-foundry-sands.htmlTue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937721/Norra-Krr-rare-earths.htmlCanada-based Tasman Metals Ltd, a mineral exploration and development company focused on strategic metals in the European region, is working on developing its Norra Karr rare earth project in Swedenhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937721/Norra-Krr-rare-earths.htmlTue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937956/High-purity-limestone-quest.htmlReconnaissance 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 Easthttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2937956/High-purity-limestone-quest.htmlTue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2922587/End-User-Focus-Under-mineral-lock-and-key.htmlAs an emerging niche market, carbon capture and storage could bring demand potential for magnesium and calcium oxide-rich industrial minerals http://www.indmin.com/Article/2922587/End-User-Focus-Under-mineral-lock-and-key.htmlWed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2922590/Managing-social-and-environmental-risk.htmlFiona Cessford outlines key environmental and social risks that finance-seeking companies should consider early on in their project development timelinehttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2922590/Managing-social-and-environmental-risk.htmlWed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2922600/EU-leads-recycling-revolution.htmlRoadmap could pave the way for global recycling and reusehttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2922600/EU-leads-recycling-revolution.htmlWed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2893386/The-chemistry-behind-lithium-ion-batteries.htmlFMC Lithium explores the wide variety of lithium-based cathode options available to battery manufacturers, the critical material in powering a new generation of EVshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2893386/The-chemistry-behind-lithium-ion-batteries.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895151/Serbian-lithium-under-focus.htmlRio Tinto outlines its progress to commercialise lithium production from the newly discovered mineral jadarite http://www.indmin.com/Article/2895151/Serbian-lithium-under-focus.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895154/Qatar-to-unlock-EVs-with-LNG-blueprint.htmlQatar Automotive Gateway to use partnerships to develop its advanced battery sector to position itself for an electric vehicle futurehttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895154/Qatar-to-unlock-EVs-with-LNG-blueprint.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895204/WTO-is-no-quick-fix-for-rare-earths.htmlWorld Trade Organization is no short term solution for rare earth supply crisishttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895204/WTO-is-no-quick-fix-for-rare-earths.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895216/Rare-earth-processing-101.htmlKidela Capital Group examines the processing steps vital to turning rare earths from unusable ore into some of the planet?s most critical materialshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895216/Rare-earth-processing-101.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895224/China-refocuses-on-lithium-ion-dominance.htmlChinese graphite miners evolve to gain the upper-hand on the Japanese and South Korean lithium-ion battery industrieshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895224/China-refocuses-on-lithium-ion-dominance.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895262/Natural-graphite-faces-battle-for-Li-ions-share.htmlDebate continues over whether to use natural flake or synthetic graphite in lithium-ion batterieshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895262/Natural-graphite-faces-battle-for-Li-ions-share.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895266/The-changing-face-of-graphite-trading.htmlGraphite trading today is a different game to a decade ago. Increasing Asian competition and new uses has forced change. Industrial Minerals speaks to Klaus Rathberger of European graphite trader Georg H. Luh about today?s trading environmenthttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895266/The-changing-face-of-graphite-trading.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895425/Rare-earths-rising-in-Australia.htmlIndustrial Minerals? Mark Watts speaks to Dr Steven Ward, managing director of leading rare earths developer Arafura Resources, on the complexity of starting new projects, China, and whether today?s heyday is here to stayhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2895425/Rare-earths-rising-in-Australia.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2890655/Growing-pains.htmlCOMMENT: Niche industries play catch up with rapid adoption of new technologies, by Jaakko Kooroshy http://www.indmin.com/Article/2890655/Growing-pains.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2890666/What-does-green-mean-today.htmlIn a world moving towards cleaner economies, industry and governments are all vying for green credentials. But a lack of reliable standards risks preventing the transparency needed to reward the truly green players and delaying the creation of a sustainable mineral supply chain. Luka Erceg of Simbol Materials outlines the roadmap to defining what it means to be green and how that value flows through the supply chain from consumers to mineral producers.http://www.indmin.com/Article/2890666/What-does-green-mean-today.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2890674/Vertical-integration-of-yesteryear-looms.htmlPricewaterhouseCoopers? UK Mining Leader, Jason Burkitt, looks at the returning trend of vertical integration that is seeing downstream players acquiring strategic raw material sourceshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2890674/Vertical-integration-of-yesteryear-looms.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2890715/Lithiums-long-game.htmlWith 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 profitablehttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2890715/Lithiums-long-game.htmlSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2871797/Diary-Dates-August-2011.htmlhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2871797/Diary-Dates-August-2011.htmlMon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2871802/Mineral-pricing-101.htmlIM outlines a transparent guide to the opaque world of industrial minerals prices and contractshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2871802/Mineral-pricing-101.htmlMon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2854613/PRICE-BRIEFING-Zircon-marches-on-chromite-graphite-and-soda-ash-prices-expect-H2-boost.htmlMarket prices for zircon are expected to increase on bullish market fundamentals, market sources told IM, emphasising that ?there may be no end in sight?.http://www.indmin.com/Article/2854613/PRICE-BRIEFING-Zircon-marches-on-chromite-graphite-and-soda-ash-prices-expect-H2-boost.htmlTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2854931/FGDs-solution-for-pollution.htmlEND USER FOCUS: New coal-fired power capacity and crackdowns on existing polluting sites continue to lead demand for flue gas desulphurisation and its key mineral consumptionhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2854931/FGDs-solution-for-pollution.htmlTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2855427/Mitsubishi-considers-producing-lithium-in-Chile.htmlMitsubishi 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 banhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2855427/Mitsubishi-considers-producing-lithium-in-Chile.htmlTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2855435/Heavy-rare-earth-prices-take-off.htmlEu and Dy prices surge three-fold in June as China continued its clampdown on mining operations in the southern provinces. End users take measures to counter cost impacthttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2855435/Heavy-rare-earth-prices-take-off.htmlTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835724/Sanab-Ltd.htmlSanab entered the rare earths industry a few years ago thanks to growing demand for the material. Gladys Smith, director, discussed with IM about the potential of the RE sector and feminisation of the industryhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835724/Sanab-Ltd.htmlFri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835769/Price-Briefing-Price-boost-for-boric-acid-iodine-and-rare-earths-while-antimony-falls.htmlPrices of antimony trioxide, a key raw material for the production of flame retardants and other chemicals, have softened further in recent weeks within China, in line with antimony metal priceshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835769/Price-Briefing-Price-boost-for-boric-acid-iodine-and-rare-earths-while-antimony-falls.htmlFri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835772/Diary-Dates-June-2011.htmlhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835772/Diary-Dates-June-2011.htmlFri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835895/People-and-Places.htmlJonathan Best, Robert Jurd, Gulf Industrials Ltd; Xizhong Shi, Will Randall, Rodinia Lithium; Paul Matysek, Lithium One; Gareth Canham, Eriez Europe; Mineral Logistics BV http://www.indmin.com/Article/2835895/People-and-Places.htmlFri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835982/Alternative-magnesia-sources-eyed-as-Chinese-export-restrictions-continue.htmlNew and emerging magnesia projects are set to replace volumes shipped from China as the Asian country tightens its exports, according to minerals consultant Ian Wilson.http://www.indmin.com/Article/2835982/Alternative-magnesia-sources-eyed-as-Chinese-export-restrictions-continue.htmlFri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2835989/Saudi-group-Maaden-makes-first-magnesia-shipment-to-Europe.htmlSaudi Arabia?s much evaluated and long-promised source of magnesia has finally come to fruition and is expected to hit the European market in early June.http://www.indmin.com/Article/2835989/Saudi-group-Maaden-makes-first-magnesia-shipment-to-Europe.htmlFri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2812812/China-targets-low-grade-boron.htmlTo meet rising domestic demand China?s borates industry must start to develop its low grade boron resources as high grade reserves become depleted. Yu Yongfu assesses processing techniques to improve grade and recovery.http://www.indmin.com/Article/2812812/China-targets-low-grade-boron.htmlThu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2812814/Processing-Magnesia-upgrade.htmlElias Stamboliadis et al. discuss the processing routes available to upgrade a low quality magnesite ore, including selective calcination and separationhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2812814/Processing-Magnesia-upgrade.htmlThu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2812815/Magnesias-phoenix-and-flyers.htmlRising demand for magnesia amid Chinese supply concerns has ignited optimism and opportunity for eastern European and Middle East players both old and newhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2812815/Magnesias-phoenix-and-flyers.htmlThu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2812825/Turkey-to-become-a-major-soda-ash-force-by-2015.htmlWhile Turkey?s Eti Soda AS is to commence work on expanding natural soda ash production capacity at Beypazari, 80km north-west of Ankara, its majority partner, Ciner Group has started a major development at the nearby Kazan trona deposit, having recently acquired the reserves from Rio Tinto Plc.http://www.indmin.com/Article/2812825/Turkey-to-become-a-major-soda-ash-force-by-2015.htmlThu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797501/Li-mine-or-brine.htmlContinental 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 securityhttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797501/Li-mine-or-brine.htmlThu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797553/Lithium-reality-check.htmlAs 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 suppliershttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797553/Lithium-reality-check.htmlThu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797602/Unique-mineral-consumer-shaken.htmlUncertainty for overseas suppliers to Japan?s marketshttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797602/Unique-mineral-consumer-shaken.htmlThu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797611/Minerals-sector-rebukes-NIOSH-over-mineral-fibres.htmlA fifth and what is claimed the final version of a document that will resonate throughout the US industrial mineral industry, and may have ramifications for mining worldwide, was expected to be published in early 2011 by the USA?s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)http://www.indmin.com/Article/2797611/Minerals-sector-rebukes-NIOSH-over-mineral-fibres.htmlThu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797614/Call-for-US-mining-to-meet-resource-competition.htmlJust what the USA is doing about securing and evaluating key mineral resources in its own back yard is very much the topic of the day, with more than a few experts criticising the government for dragging its heels in this respecthttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797614/Call-for-US-mining-to-meet-resource-competition.htmlThu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797678/Japanese-earthquake-rocks-minerals-industry.htmlThe 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami which hit northern Japan on 11 March marked the country?s worst disaster since the Second World War, causing widespread destruction of houses, industry and infrastructure and leaving more than 20,000 dead or missinghttp://www.indmin.com/Article/2797678/Japanese-earthquake-rocks-minerals-industry.htmlThu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT