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Net smelter return (” NSR”) is a measure of net income for a tonne of metal concentrate. It is net of all costs such as concentrate treatment charges and penalties, refinery charges, freight costs, insurance, and marketing. It is also occasionally applied to gold doré, which is an impure form…
Below a brief overview of some of the main players in the REE space. Read about an additional 4 advanced ASX REE stocks here and background on rare earth elements here. Company ASX Code Share Price (c) Shares on Issue (M) Market Cap (M) Project Alkane Resources ALK 75 580…
Boron is one of seven metalloids, the others are silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium and polonium. Metalloids have both metallic and non-metallic properties and can form alloys with metals. They are typically brittle, semi conductive, have a metallic lustre and some contract on melting. Pure Boron The boron group makes…
The world’s largest dump truck is the Belaz 75710, made by Belarussian company Belaz. It has a payload of 496t. It has two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines with a combined output of 2,300HP The world’s largest bucket wheel excavator is the Bagger 293, made by the German company TAKRAF.…
There are over 230 mineral processing plants in Australia, the most common being gold plants. In the US there are almost 2,000 processing plants, excluding coal mines. Worldwide, mineral processing plants consume 5% or more of the world’s electricity, with comminution (crushing & grinding) alone consuming 3%. The point is…
For most of my professional life I have worked as a director of junior exploration/mining companies. The most difficult task, as director of a junior, is raising capital during a resource sector bear market. Brokers and investors have negligible interest in listening to your story. It is even worse if…