Orocobre Limited (TSX:ORL)(ASX:ORE) reports a substantially increased and upgraded resource estimate at its flagship Salar de Olaroz lithium-potash project in Jujuy province in north-west Argentina. This follows completion of a comprehensive resource definition drilling program undertaken throughout 2010.
In a worrying report for copper bugs, FT/Alphaville looks more closely at a practice in China whereby copper is warehoused and used […]
In 1751, Axel Fredrik Cronstedt of Sweden attempted to extract copper from the mineral Kupfernickel - today called niccolite. To his surprise instead of copper, he got a silvery white metal he started calling nickel. The name nickel comes from the German language and means Old Nick – which is a name Germans use for the devil – so nickel is “Old Nicks copper” or the “Devil’s copper
ASTM International is sponsoring a Coal Chemistry Technician Training course in November of this year in response to the increased demand for testing of fossil fuels and plant emissions.
A B.S. Chemist degree or a Chemical Technician degree or equivalent with 3-5 years experience is recommended to take this course.
This new course focuses on 40 ASTM coal characterization standards that are used every day around the world. Laboratory technicians and chemists, professionals new to testing, and anyone working in fossil fuel testing laboratories will benefit from this course.
Cloth-dying and soap-making have employed residue from boiled plant material since ancient times. The plants are reduced to brine and that evaporated until only the useful “potash” remains.
Endeavour Silver Corp.(TSX:EDR)(NYSE Amex:EXK)(DBFrankfurt:EJD) announced today record earnings, cash-flows and revenues for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, […]
As I have mentioned countless times, we live in rather turbulent times, and thus it is prudent to take the right precautions to protect your assets correctly.
Husky Energy (TSX:HSE) has successfully raised $300 million through a public offering of 10 million preferred shares. Shareholders will receive an annual […]
Great Panther Silver increased its profits by one third over last year, the TSX and NYSE-listed company reported on Wednesday. Revenues were $42.2 million in 2010, a 33% increase over the previous year. Fourth-quarter profits were $13.8 million, up 40% from the same period in 2009.
Financial Post mining writer Peter Koven discusses why a perfect storm of factors has conspired to make Canada the next great producer of iron ore — with help from the world's largest customer of raw materials — China.