Archives for March, 2021
The world produced 270,000t of tin in 2020. The biggest producers were China, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Peru and Australia. Total reserves were 5.5Mt and resources 15.4Mt, enough for over 70 years of consumption at current rates. Tin is a soft, silvery metal with a low melting point. Because it is…
The primary nutrients for plants are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Intermediate nutrients are sulphur, magnesium and calcium. Trace elements are calcium, iron, boron, manganese, zinc, molybdenum and copper. All elements are necessary for plant health however the three primary elements are required in the greatest volume. The main supply of…
Silica sands must be at least 95% silica (SiO2) and less than 0.6% iron oxide. Lower grade sand is usually called regular sand or construction sand. The world consumes about 300M tonnes of silica sand every year. The largest consumers are China and North America Some are predicting a looming…
The stocks listed below all have reasonably advanced rare earth projects. A number of companies that are not listed here have very early stage projects, or in some cases merely rare earth “potential”. Company ASX Code Share Price (c) Shares on Issue (M) Market Cap (M) Project Alkane Resources ALK…