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.…
High Purity Alumina is very pure aluminium oxide (99.99% Al2O3). Alumina is also known as corundum, with traces of iron, titanium, vanadium or chromium it forms sapphire and ruby. HPA is chemically inert, transparent, does not conduct electricity, has a very high melting point and is very hard. In pellet…
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts have discovered a new form of carbon. Referred to as U-carbon (unknown carbon), the material has some very interesting properties. It is harder than steel, conductive and it is as reflective as polished silver or aluminium. It is also magnetic. The U-carbon was formed…
Most cannabis stocks burst onto the scene in 2018, particularly in Canada. We lagged a little in Australia but did catch up with spectacular gains made by a number of pot stocks. The hype was based upon the belief that pot was going to be legalised, for both medicinal and…
Electric vehicles are about to become even more unpopular in the world’s biggest EV market – China. After a 34% drop year-on-year in September, further falls are expected as regulators continue to reduce subsidies. In fact, without government subsidies or mandates it is doubtful anyone would buy an EV. There…
Listed below are the 10 main ASX -listed rare Earth Element (“ REE”) plays. Read this article for background on REE, what they are and what they are used for. Note that some companies, ALK in particular, have other, much more substantial projects than REE. REE’s have been topical of…