“#Lithium-#Aluminium alloy is an extremely expensive alloy” #Nalco Chairman Tapan Kumar Chand told ET. “More importantly, it is critical to our strategic sectors. Given the ‘Make in #India’ push in the defence sector and the plans of an energised #ISRO, we see a good domestic market for this product.”
#Brazil’s federal police have formally accused mining company #Samarco, a joint venture between #Vale SA and #BHP #Billiton, of wilful misconduct in relation to a deadly dam burst last November.
The official police investigation said the company had ignored clear signs the dam was at risk of collapsing.
The case will now be passed to prosecutors to decide whether to press charges.
In a new study, #Researchers at Wayne State #University in #Detroit have developed a method to recycle eggshells, using them as “chemical reactors” to synthesize sulfur-containing nanorods that can be used as #Battery #Electrodes.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-06-scientists-battery-electrodes-eggshells.html#jCp
The #Japanese-#Indonesian consortium that won the project, #Bhimasena #Power #Indonesia, said it had completed the financing for the 2×1 gigawatts power project in #Batang district, Central #JavaProvince.
Read more at: http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Construction-of-Indonesia-s-largest-coal-plant-begins
#Cobalt: “Chemical demand growth will be buoyed by the #ElectricVehicle sector growing out of its infancy and the #Lithium-ion sector for other applications also growing robustly.”
Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/metals-cobalt-demand-idUSL8N1902I9
#BHP #Billiton said it has agreed to sell its 75% stake in the #IndoMet metallurgical #Coal project in #Indonesia to its joint venture partner Alam Tri Abadi, or Adaro.
Read more at: http://www.platts.com/latest-news/metals/melbourne/bhp-billiton-to-sell-indonesian-met-coal-stake-27602344
PepinNini pointed out that exploration for brines was less capital intensive than hard-rock #Lithium exploration and that development and operating costs were also lower.
Read more at: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/pepinnini-adds-lithium-to-coppergold-projects-in-argentina-2016-06-07
<img width=”900″ height=”600″ src=”http://www.mining.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/900x600xiran-tehran-snow.jpg.pagespeed.ic.9Wjl2UmXuF.jpg” class=”img-responsive wp-post-image” alt=”Iran says in talks with Rio, Glencore about copper projects” data-pagespeed-url-hash=”2183211281″/>
Read more at: http://www.mining.com/iran-says-talks-rio-glencore-copper-projects/
#Nano Dimension, an #Israeli company that is a leader in #3DPrinted #Electronics, announced this week that it has run a series of successful lab tests on a new 3D bioprinter capable of using #StemCells.
Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/israeli-electronics-company-inches-closer-001514577.html
While #Graphite demand is growing, there may be more potential in #Graphene, the strongest and lightest material known to man. It can conduct electricity even in strands one-atom thick. Using it in #Lithium-ion #Batteries could significantly increase the charging capacity and power life, according to the University of #Manchester’s graphene research center.
Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-30/miner-ends-quest-for-gold-to-unearth-strongest-material-in-world
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