Industrial Minerals

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  Año 2003, Número 435

  • All shook up These are turbulent times for the non-metallurgical calcined alumina business. The divestment and acquisition activities of two major producers could signal `all change' on the supply front

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  • Drilling barytes going forward Barytes remains the most important mineral used for oil and gas drilling due to its unique physical, chemical, and magnetic neutrality

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  • New pastures for magnesia With the refractories market for dead burned magnesio becoming such a tight and competitive arena, magnesite producers are exploring the potential for caustic magnesia grades

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  • On the tiles Selecting the right raw material for ceramic tiles is crucial to producing a successful product, and industrial minerals help to give different types of tiles their special characteristics

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  • Minerals on the Move Gulf sulphur - liquid gold The movement of molten recovered sulphur is a specialised industry, and the US Gulf is the largest arena of this type of haulage in the world

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  • Processing Crunch time Cone crushers are widely used by the mineral industry to reduce the particle size of rock or to liberate valuable minerals from ores

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