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Golden Gate Capital Announces Successful Completion of Canada Fluorspar Acquisition

Canada Fluorspar Inc. and Golden Gate Capital announced today that Golden Gate Capital has successfully completed the acquisition of Canada Fluorspar Inc., a specialty mineral resource company based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Canada Fluorspar will remain headquartered in St. John’s and led by the current management team.

31 May 2014

Minerals Technologies Launches New Line of Talc Products for Polyolefin Markets

Minerals Technologies Inc. announced today that it is introducing a new line of talc products for the polyolefin markets. The new products will be marketed under the ULTRATALC® and MICROTALC® trademarks and will be commercially available by mid-year.

From Minerals Technologies Inc. 23 Apr 2014

Geoscience BC Releases Airborne Magnetic Survey Results from TREK Project

Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the release of the TREK airborne magnetic survey, flown over the northern Interior Plateau region last summer and fall. TREK, short for Targeting Resources through Exploration and Knowledge, is Geoscience BC's newest multiyear minerals project focused on adding information to this underexplored region of the province.

28 Jan 2014

Minerals Technologies Signs Contract to Provide Fulfill® E-325 at European Paper Mill

Minerals Technologies Inc., announced today that it has signed a commercial agreement with a prestigious European paper company to provide Fulfill® E-325, a new, high-filler technology, at the paper company's mill in Europe.

From Minerals Technologies Inc. 23 Jan 2014

Clay Minerals from Ancient Volcanic Ash May Help Treat Chronic Kidney Disease

Clay has healing powers. This natural product is destined to help treat chronic kidney disease: a well-tolerated agent based on clay minerals lowers patients’ excessive phosphate levels.

2 Jan 2014

Avrupa Minerals Options the Slivovo Project in Kosovo to Byrnecut International

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a terms sheet ("Terms Sheet") to option out the Slivovo Project in Kosovo to Byrnecut International Limited ("Byrnecut"). Under the Terms Sheet, Byrnecut has the option to earn a 51% interest in the Slivovo Project by spending EUR1,000,000 in exploration on the project by March 1, 2015, or 12 months from the exact closing date, of which EUR360,000 is a firm commitment and must be spent by September 1, 2014, or 6 months from the closing date.

24 Dec 2013

ASU Mineral Physicist Simulates Earth's Interior Conditions Using Diamonds

The center of the Earth is about 6,371 kilometers or 4, 000 miles away, roughly the distance between Phoenix and the North Pole.

27 Nov 2013

Brookhaven National Laboratory Evaluates the Hidex Sense Microplate Reader

Brookhaven National Laboratory, a multi-purpose research institution with close links to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, has recently been evaluating the Hidex Sense Microplate Reader’s abi...

From Hidex 21 Nov 2013

Global Advanced Metals Receives EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter Certification

Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd (GAM), a leading producer of tantalum has been certified conflict-free through the EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter Program (CFSP) following successful audits of its Aizu, Japan and Boyertown, PA-USA facilities. GAM is the first smelter of any metal to be certified conflict-free in four consecutive years.

29 Oct 2013

SciAps Launch Navigator Wide-Range Portable Spectrometer for Mineral Exploration

SciAps, a Woburn, MA based portable analytical instrumentation company, is pleased to introduce the Navigator. The Navigator is a portable, wide spectral range absorption spectrometer operating from the ultraviolet (UV) through the near infra-red (NIR) wavelengths: 350 nm to 2,500 nm.

From SciAps, Inc. 27 Sep 2013

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Minerals News

Golden Gate Capital Announces Successful Completion of Canada Fluorspar Acquisition

Minerals Technologies Launches New Line of Talc Products for Polyolefin Markets

Geoscience BC Releases Airborne Magnetic Survey Results from TREK Project

Minerals Technologies Signs Contract to Provide Fulfill® E-325 at European Paper Mill

Clay Minerals from Ancient Volcanic Ash May Help Treat Chronic Kidney Disease

Avrupa Minerals Options the Slivovo Project in Kosovo to Byrnecut International

ASU Mineral Physicist Simulates Earth's Interior Conditions Using Diamonds

Brookhaven National Laboratory Evaluates the Hidex Sense Microplate Reader

Global Advanced Metals Receives EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter Certification

SciAps Launch Navigator Wide-Range Portable Spectrometer for Mineral Exploration

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

How is NMR Powering Innovation and Quality in the Battery Industry?

Exploring EV and Mobility Solutions at TLX Technologies

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Quantifying Hydrogen Spin Isomers with Raman Spectroscopy

Revealing the Strength of Functionally Gradient Alloys Through Multiscale Characterization

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Minerals News

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

How is NMR Powering Innovation and Quality in the Battery Industry?

Exploring EV and Mobility Solutions at TLX Technologies

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