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Geotimes
December 2003
Mike G.C. Wilson |
South Africa's Geological Gifts South Africa has a long and complex geological history which goes back some 3.7 billion years, and the country is blessed with an amazing array of mineral resources of various ages. South Africa ranks second only to the United States in variety of mineral commodities in the world.   |
Geotimes
June 2003
Lisa M. Pinsker |
Legal victory for mining In Barrick Goldstrike Mines vs. EPA, now being heralded as a victory for the mining industry, the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., ruled in April that mine operators do not have to report trace metals in waste rocks to the EPA. |
Geotimes
June 2007 |
News Notes -- Energy & Resources New standards for fuel economy proposed... Mineral resource of the month: Steel... |
Chemistry World
January 2007
Victoria Gill |
Treasures From the Deep Mining companies are exploring underwater volcanic vents, hoping to extract metals such as gold and copper. Here is a look at the technical, environmental and political hurdles faced by these aquatic prospectors. |
Geotimes
January 2004 |
Energy & Resources Controversial Crandon copper-zinc deposit in Wisconsin sold... Mineral Resource of the Month: Lead... |
Chemistry World
May 28, 2013 |
Extreme extraction Imagine how extreme it would be to mine at the bottom of the ocean or on asteroids in the depths of space. That is exactly what a few pioneering companies are planning to do. |
Chemistry World
March 27, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Sewage offers attractive source of precious metals Sewage sludge from water treatment plants contains precious metals like gold, silver and platinum, as well as industrial metals such as copper and zinc, researchers at the US Geological Survey have found. |
Chemistry World
May 9, 2013
James Urquhart |
Greener, cleaner steel US researchers have developed a greener way to produce metals such as steel. Their process could cut greenhouse gas emissions while using earth abundant and affordable metals. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Andrew Dominguez |
South African Gold Stocks: Is Nationalization a Threat? Could the extensive, multi-national South African mining industry face nationalization? |
Geotimes
November 2007
Erin Wayman |
Using Wine "Goggles" to Find Minerals Researchers recently learned that soft drinks, wine and even beer can be used to detect metals in soil samples, demonstrating that these common beverages are just as good as, if not better than, the more traditional geochemical analyses used to find mineral deposits. |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2011
Anne Horan |
Catalyst clears up corrosion UK scientists have developed a cheap way of cleaning tarnished metals in industry to prevent corrosion using a UV activated photocatalyst ink. The dirty surface can then simply be washed away with water. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Frank T. Manheim |
A New Look at Mining and the Environment: Finding Common Ground The current impasse between environmentalists and industry is unique among advanced nations. The U.S. conflict contrasts sharply with policy in Sweden, where a dynamic mining and mineral industry coexists with a strong national environmental commitment in a high-wage, strong economy. |
Fast Company
July 2006
Alan Deutschman |
There's Gold in Them Thar Smelly Hills A single ton of junked PCs has more gold than 17 tons of ore. That's why landfills might - just might - pay for their own cleanup. |
Chemistry World
September 27, 2012
Philip Ball |
Blues standard The identification of a new inorganic blue pigment in 2009 looked promising for artists. Chemists at Oregon State University, US, found that manganese ions produce an intense blue colour, with the prized 'reddish' shade of ultramarine, when they occupy a trigonal bipyramidal site in metal oxides. |
BusinessWeek
December 3, 2007
Balfour & Kripalani |
The Coming Commodity Clash Voracious demand from fast-developing countries sets the stage for a face-off over industrial assets. |
Chemistry World
November 21, 2015
Luisa Massarani |
Brazilian mine disaster releases dangerous metals The environmental disaster that has followed the collapse of a dam at a Brazilian mine on 5 November has caused unprecedented damage in that country and will have irreversible negative effects on human health and the environment |
National Defense
July 2014 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on how to fix defense acquisition and how much U. S. manufacturers need access to metals. |
Fast Company
November 2010
Kate Rockwood |
How a Handful of Countries Control the Earth's Most Precious Materials While the global market for ever more sophisticated tech gadgets grows, the metals and minerals that make them go are controlled by a handful of countries. |
Technology Research News
August 25, 2004 |
Method Makes Stronger Steel Researchers have found a way to cast relatively large structures from a type of steel whose atomic structure is amorphous, like glass, rather than the usual orderly crystalline structure of metal. |
Food Processing
October 2006
Mark Anthony |
Without a Trace Getting trace minerals into foods and beverages has become easier with the perfection of micro- and nanoencapsulation techniques. But some issues -- such as flavor impact -- merit consideration. |
Chemistry World
August 2007 |
Chemistry Through the Lens Surface Steps on a Stainless Steel Fiber: This scanning electron micrograph shows a ferritic stainless steel fiber, after holding for several hours at 1250 degrees Celsius in a reducing atmosphere. |
Science News
April 16, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Is Chromium in Your Mineral Supplement? Chromium is a mineral that's been gaining some hard-won respect, primarily for its demonstrated ability to normalize blood-sugar concentrations. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2007
David Lee Smith |
U.S. Steel Just Keeps Buying Having already bought Lone Star Technologies this year, U.S. Steel finds another strong target. |
Chemistry World
September 19, 2011
Hepeng Jia |
Chromium slag contamination in China Thousands of tons of toxic chromium, used in metallurgy, tanning and paint and dye making, could be poisoning residents of the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, but despite criticism the contaminated soil remains untreated. |
IndustryWeek
August 17, 2011 |
The Rapid Rise of India's Steel Industry Nation's steel industry is poised to be a world leader, but the country must address raw materials challenges and land issues. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Steel This Fund As the global economy goes, so goes steel. That means times are good, and the Market Vectors Steel exchange-traded fund is taking advantage. |
