Climbing demand for the metal #Lithium at a time of broader commodity weakness has #Canada’s #Nemaska Lithium Inc and Western Lithium #USA Corp confident they can soon obtain scarce capital even as other junior miners struggle.
Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mining-pdac-lithium-idUSKCN0W92AT
The #Queensland Government has spelled out a strict set of conditions under which it might help #ClivePalmer’s ailing #Queensland #Nickel refinery in #Townsville.
Read more at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-06/strict-conditions-for-potential-queensland-nickel-loan/7224804
#Chinese companies will continue buying overseas mining assets as the industry goes through structural changes and #China looks to lower its dependence on resources controlled by foreign companies, He Wenbo, chairman of China #Minmetals Corp., said on Sunday.
Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-06/china-minmetals-chairman-sees-more-purchases-of-overseas-assets
#Indonesia plans to establish a dedicated section within its main stock exchange to host initial public offerings by startups, as #Southeast #Asia’s largest country pursues its vision of becoming a regional cradle of technology #Entrepreneurs.
Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/indonesia-plans-to-create-startup-ipo-market-to-draw-investors
#Electrical signals transmitted at high frequencies lose none of their energy when passed through the ‘wonder material’ #Graphene, a study led by #Plymouth University has shown.
Read more at: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-confirms-electricity-can-flow-through-graphene-at-high-frequencies-without-energy-loss
“We produce #Lactone, a natural, non-toxic insecticide; we develop #Graphene, which turns the mosquito away, and #Copper powder, an excellent antibacterial substance,” Reyes said, explaining how this serendipitous formula was produced.
Read more at: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2016/03/01/chilean-chemist-claims-to-have-invented-zika-repellent-detergent/
#Microsoft founder #BillGates made news last week when he called for an “energy miracle” that would halt climate change and reduce the cost of #Energy. “I don’t mean something that’s impossible,” he wrote in his annual letter. #Gates wants a miracle akin to the polio vaccine or the personal computer.
Hundreds of potential minor miracles are on display this week at the annual confab of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a part of the #US #DepartmentOfEnergy.
Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-01/here-are-the-energy-miracles-bill-gates-is-hoping-for
CEO #AndrewMackenzie told the #BMO Capital Markets conference, in #Florida, that while #China’s economic growth slowed as it matured, the composition of the economy had changed more quickly than initially anticipated, with the services sector replacing an investment- and heavy industry-driven economy. “The strength of the service sector creates employment, which allows acceleration of important structural reforms, including of State-owned enterprises. In the near term, as industrial overcapacity is reduced, this will further constrain demand for commodities.
Read more at: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-economic-shift-faster-than-initially-thought-bhp-2016-03-01
#Indonesian lawmakers hope to revise the country’s resource rules by September in a move that could include easing of export curbs on minerals, such as #Nickel and #Copper, giving #Freeport McMoRan Inc and other miners time and money to build smelters.
Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/indonesia-mining-idUSL3N1641H8
#Brazilian miner #Vale SA put its prime assets on the block on Thursday after taking the biggest loss in decades, but analysts said the target to make $10 billion in 18 months was unrealistic and expressed concern a fire sale could destroy equity value.
Read more at: http://in.reuters.com/article/vale-results-assets-idINL2N16411K
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