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Metals markets to move into surplus
Most metals markets will move into surplus in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, according to Fitch Solutions latest market report. The research agency has revised down its forecasts for both consumption and production of metals for a number of countries over recent...
New technology promises to be game-changer in the extraction of rare earths
Researchers at Purdue University in the US have developed a new technology that promises to be a game-changer in the extraction of rare earths. In a paper published in the journal Green Chemistry, the scientists explain that the patented extraction and purifying...
Nearly 90 coronavirus cases reported at Polyus unit in Siberia
Nearly 90 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded among employees of Polyus Krasnoyarsk, a unit of Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus, the regional branch of Russia’s consumer health watchdog said on Saturday. Of the 89 infected employees at Polyus...
Chile’s Mining Minister promotes use of copper to fight covid-19
Chile’s Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica ordered that the building that houses his office be disinfected using quaternary ammonium enhanced with copper nanoparticles. This, in an effort to avoid the spread of covid-19. Both on his Twitter channel and on local TV,...