China dominates global supply, but internal competition is often overlooked
Production of primary magnesium continues to be dominated by China, which Roskill estimates.....
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Automotive lightweighting and China growth driving demand for magnesium
Roskill estimates that consumption of magnesium reached a new peak in 2012, 1.1Mt, with demand.....
Magnesium metal market benefitting from automotive emissions reduction targets
Roskill estimates that consumption of magnesium reached a new peak in 2012. The following....
BHP cuts $400 million from Pilbara expansion budget
Diversified giant miner BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE: BHP, LSE: BLT) continues to tighten its belt....
Getting Coal in Your Christmas Investing Stocking
We all want new and exciting electronic gizmos and gadgets for the holiday seaso.....
Colombian armed rebels tighten control over gold mining
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and a new generation of drug gangs.....
Chinese investors make foray into Alaskan mining
A Chinese fund has contributed $3 million in financing to explorations for copper....
Plumes Across the Pacific Deliver Thousands of Microbial Species to North American West Coast
A surprising number of microorganisms -- 99 percent more kinds than had been....
Canadian Arctic irreversible melt not just bad news
A fifth of Canada’s Arctic glaciers are expected to disappear by the end of the century....
How Canadian mining can maintain its global competitive edge
After a terrible week for commodities and mining shares, Mining Association of Canada president....
Social costs of Western Australia’s mining boom
Foreign investment and an influx of nearly 1,000 migrants per week to Western Australia....
Bacterium from Canadian High Arctic Offers Clues to Possible Life On Mars
The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic is ....
Accurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery
Sometimes astronomy is like real estate -- what’s important is location, location, and location.....
Earth’s Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates
From Virginia to Florida, there is a prehistoric shoreline that, in some parts, rests more than....
Another Aussie iron ore miner sets records
Iron ore miner Mount Gibson Iron (ASX:MGX) on Friday announced record breaking sales....