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Steel & Iron Recycled for London 2012

Posted in Industry News on 26th January 2012

With only months to go before the opening ceremony in London, the Olympic Park is almost ready. Built in one of London's most underdeveloped areas at Lower Lea Valley, the park hopes to trigger positivity in the area by providing new transport facilities, employment, housing, a green park and cultural sports facilities.

London won the Games based on their "reduce, reuse, recycle" approach that promotes a greener city, country and world.

Backing From UK Government For Devon Tungsten Mine

Posted in Industry News on 18th January 2012

Mining was first carried out at the site in Hemerdon, Devon between 1919 and 1920, restarting again in 1934 and permanently closing in 1944. More than 60 years on since the closure, Australian company Wolf Minerals are reopening the tungsten mine. Tungsten was first found at the site in 1867, and Hemerdon is ranked as the 4th largest tungsten mine in the world.

Nobel Prize for Quasicrystal Space Discovery

Posted in Industry News on 6th January 2012

Daniel Shechtman first discovered these unusual crystals in 1982. Other scientists thought the idea of quasicrystals ridiculous as they break every rule of what a crystal is. His battle to prove their existence was long and drawn out, but throughout this time he continued his research to confirm that his discovery was real.

Firstly, he created quasicrystals under laboratory conditions - cooling molten metals by squirting the mixture onto a cold surface. Shechtman also sent electron waves through molten metal made up of aluminium and manganese to test how the wave diffracted according to the metals atoms.

POSCO Magnesium Sheet Plant in Korea

Posted in Industry News on 23rd November 2011

Leading Korean steel maker, POSCO have begun building a plant in the southern city of Suncheon that will produce sheets of magnesium to be used in cars. POSCO say that the plant will be completed by August 2012 and will have an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes of magnesium sheets. Due to the third biggest steel maker in the world and the Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology in Pohang, commercial production may not begin until 2013 as they are currently developing cast technology for wider magnesium sheets.

Discovery Of Europe’s Largest Nickel Deposit By Anglo-American In Sakattilampi

Posted in Industry News on 10th November 2011

It has been reported that Anglo-American has discovered Europe's largest nickel deposit in the Sakattilampi district, north of the town Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland.

Test drillings have found ore samples with as much as 4% nickel content, but it is also reported that there is plenty of copper here too, as well as gold and palladium. The exploration of the area has already acquired a combined depth of 28km of drill holes. It is thought that the deposit stretches down almost a kilometre and contains pyrites; Anglo-American plan to employ 150 workers to double the number of drill holes to see just how wide / deep the deposit is.

Manufacture of Titanium Powder to increase

Posted in Industry News on 19th October 2011

ADMA Products, an Ohio based company has announced it will be increasing it's manufacture of titanium powder, after successfully running its process on a test scale. Pilot production will go up from 5kg per cycle to 300kg per cycle, Vladimir Duz, director of research and development, told Metal-Pages at the opening of the International Titanium Association's Titanium 2011 conference and exhibition.

Titanium industry races ahead in Asia

Posted in Industry News on 18th October 2011

Industrial demand for titanium is now getting back on track after the 2008 dip. Industrial applications are estimated to account for 25% of the global market of 95,000 tonnes of titanium mill products in 2011. It has been forecasted that the Chinese titanium market will reach 150,000 tonnes for sponge for mill products by 2015, according to Baoji Titanium. Therefore the timeframe of the next 4 years is an important period for the industry, focusing on integration, developmental strategy and upgrades.

Defence cuts hit Titanium

Posted in Industry News on 17th October 2011

Shrinking budgets and defence cuts are set to negatively impact titanium demand volume as customers are now looking to reduce cost by reducing buying weight affecting both military aircraft and land vehicles.

52 Elements at Risk of Short Supply Published

Posted in Industry News on 19th September 2011

A list which highlights 52 economically valuable elements that are at risk of becoming short in supply has been published by the British Geological Survey (BGS). The list is based on the various metals abundance, political stability of the location, accessibility and reserves.

High-grade Manganese discovered by Buchans Minerals Corporation in New Brunswick, USA.

Posted in Industry News on 12th September 2011

Buchans Minerals Corporation, the Canadian exploration company, who focus on developing their Base Metal properties and deposits in and around the famous Buchans Mining Camp, owns a 100% interest in the 5,800 hectare Woodstock Manganese Property in New Brunswick, USA.

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