Led by Ames National Lab, DOE researchers will look for alternatives to rare earth metals used in wind turbines, hybrid cars, lights, and other energy products.
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/509996/doe-opens-innovation-hub-for-critical-materials/
MANILA, Philippines—Swiss mining giant Xstrata has set back the commercial production of its $5.9-billion project in the Philippines to 2019 due to problems with security and the government, the company said Wednesday.
http://business.inquirer.net/97991/xstrata-mine-in-philippines-set-back-to-2019
Guinea may complete a review into the $10 billion iron-ore joint venture between Vale SA and BSG Resources Ltd before the end of the first quarter of 2013, the country’s Mines Minister Mohamed Lamine Fofana said today.
KHARTOUM, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Sudan expects to produce around 50 tonnes of gold this year, earning $2.5 billion, its mining minister said, as the country seeks to offset the loss of most oil reserves when South Sudan became independent last year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/sudan-gold-idUSL5E8MR59U20121127
GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 7, 2012- KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced it will be a presenter at the InnoMobility 2012 Conference being held November 7-8th, 2012 in Greenville, SC.
Recycle of Zr from cladding is a major element of a waste reduction strategy.
Cladding recycle would cut in half the volume of waste requiring geological disposal.
http://info.ornl.gov/sites/publications/Files/Pub30650.pdf
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