Cobalt: Commodity Overview
Although cobalt (Co) is well known for the blue dyes that bear its name, metallic cobalt is a lustrous silver-grey. Metallic cobalt […]
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Important mined minerals, metals and other commodities including their uses and sources.
Although cobalt (Co) is well known for the blue dyes that bear its name, metallic cobalt is a lustrous silver-grey. Metallic cobalt […]
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Introduction Molybdenum (Mo, Atomic number 42) is a silvery grey metal, notable for its extremely high melting point (2623°C). It
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Limestone is one of the most important and versatile industrial mineral commodities. It is a crucial mineral in the making
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Lithium (Li) is a metallic element that is most often found in granitic “pegmatites” (intrusive igneous rocks), brines (salty solutions),
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Silica Silica (SiO2) occurs naturally as crystalline quartz, some less important forms of quartz, and opal. Quartz can be found
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If you ask the proverbial ‘person on the street’ what they think of mining and mineral exploration, the obvious response
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Uranium was discovered by Martin Klaproth in 1789. He named this new found discovery after Uranus, in honor of the
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Man’s first and mostly unintentional use of nickel began with making pottery and tools as early as 3500BC, but it’s intentional
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Phosphate is a basic ingredient for some proteins and is important in the development of bones and teeth in animals. It
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There are 17 rare earth elements or REE for short. They include the 15 lanthanides, plus scandium (Sc) and yttrium
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