Minor Metal In Focus: Antimony In our monthly column for the MMTA, we will be shining the spotlight on a different minor metal each edition, looking at current market…
The Crucible: November 2021
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2021
Overview of Current Antimony Industry
by freya@mmta.co.uk November 29, 2021Antimony is a rare metal variety in the world, known as one of the four China’s strategic resources, together with rare earth, tungsten and tin. Antimony is widely used and…
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London Calling… Clear waters… The UK Supreme Court has recently handed down judgment in Kabab-ji v KFG which reaffirms the principles set out in last year’s Supreme Court decision, Enka…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2021
Part 2: The metal student’s dilemma – ‘What can I read?’
by freya@mmta.co.uk November 29, 2021Perhaps it’s not surprising that an industry of few words, has few words written about it. I refer to text books of instruction rather than comment (of which there is…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: November 2021
Extracting high-quality magnesium sulphate from seawater desalination brine
by freya@mmta.co.uk November 29, 2021Extracting high-quality magnesium sulphate from seawater desalination brine by National Korea Maritime and Ocean University Given that mining to extract high-grade mineral ores is wastefully energy intensive, exhaustible, and bad…