Rare Earth Elements
There are 17 rare earth elements or REE for short. They include the 15 lanthanides, plus scandium (Sc) and yttrium […]
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Commodities
Important mined minerals, metals and other commodities including their uses and sources.
Tungsten
Tungsten is the 74th element on the periodic table and is closely related to both chromium and molybdenum. Tungsten has
Tin
Tin is number 50 on the periodic table of the elements. It has the symbol Sn, which is an abbreviation
Diamonds – Where They Are Found and Why
Like gold, diamonds were originally recovered from alluvial deposits. However, unlike gold, the actual mining of diamonds from source deposits
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Platinum Group Metals
There are six platinum group metals or PGMs . The group comprises; platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir),
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Zinc
Zinc is the 30th element on the periodic table. It has the symbol Zn, which is an abbreviation of zinke;
Lead
Lead is number 82 on the periodic table of the elements. It is the most stable of the high atomic
Iron
Iron is number 26 on the periodic table of the elements. Iron has the symbol Fe, which is an abbreviation
Silver
Silver, along with gold, has been prized by humanity since ancient times. It’s still one of the world’s most traded
Graphite
Graphite is a form or “allotrope” of carbon. Another well-known allotrope of carbon is diamond, which goes to prove there
