Paducah plant to close doors after 60 years
Paducah plant to close doors after 60 years.
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Department of Energy, scientists discover way to turn cement into metal
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and from three other countries have joined together to perform the unlikely feat of transforming liquid cement into liquid metal. Using laser beams and an aerodynamic levitator, the researchers were able to turn liquid cement into a semiconductor, a process that could lead to new ways of manufacturing electronic
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Vale Gets Permit for 20 Million-Ton-a-Year Iron-Ore Deposit
Rio de Janeiro-based Vale received the concession to work at a mine in the municipality of Mariana, according to statement in Brazil’s official gazette today. The permit will allow an estimated 20 million metric tons of iron-ore production per year on reserves of 64.9 million tons, it said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-28/vale-gets-concession-for-minas-gerais-iron-ore-deposit.html
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Record nickel exports add to glut: Sumitomo
Nickel exports may climb to a record this year because Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s stimulus hasn’t spurred demand in the world’s third-biggest user of the metal, adding to a global glut, the country’s top producer said.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/28/business/record-nickel-exports-add-to-glut-sumitomo/#.UaOnvdKOSSo
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The UN nixes Xstrata Nickel’s Dominican Republic mine project
Santo Domingo.- The United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) on Thursday rejected the planned mine at Loma Miranda (central) by the Canadian company Xstrata Nickel Falcondo.
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Glencore Xstrata Q1 results show solid performance from metals division
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The newly merged Glencore Xstrata group on Monday posted combined first-quarter 2013 production results, which saw the metals and minerals division delivering solid results, despite some softening in prices towards the end of the quarter.
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Russian palladium stock sales to be smaller -Johnson Matthey
JM said it believed there might be some residual sales of metal in 2013 but at much reduced levels of around 100,000 ounces. That low level is likely to leave the market in a structural deficit, potentially pushing prices higher.
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Philippines sends team to secure Chinese assistance in rare earth elements exploration
MANILA – The Philippines next month will send a team to China to secure Beijing’s commitment to assist Manila in the development of rare earth elements (REE), the so-called “metals of the future” because of their use in weapons and space-age technologies.
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Glencore clinches Chinese approval with copper deal
LONDON (Reuters) – China’s antitrust authorities removed the last obstacle to Glencore’s $30 billion (19.6 billion pounds) takeover of miner Xstrata on Tuesday after the commodities trader agreed to sell a $5.2 billion mining project to ease its grip on copper.
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Palmer bets $1bn on nickel
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Mining magnate Clive Palmer said on Friday that Queensland Nickel would invest some A$1-billion in an infrastructure upgrade for its Yabulu refinery.
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/palmer-bets-1bn-on-nickel-2013-04-19
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