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Matsa Resources Ltd (ASX: MAT) Price (c) Now Week Low Week High Week End Shares (M) MCAP (M) 7.7 7.9 11 7.9 316 30 Announced some good results from the Lake Carey Gold project. This will lead to an increase in the existing 694,000oz resource. Okapi Resources Ltd (ASX: OKR)…
A metalloid is an element that has properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals. They typically appear metallic but are brittle and poor (semi) conductors. They can be alloyed with metals. They have a wide range of uses such as catalysts, flame retardants, glass, semiconductors and electronics. There are six commonly…
Global zinc production in 2020 is estimated to be 12Mt, less than 2019 due to the COVID panic. The biggest producers were China, Peru and Australia. World zinc reserves are 250Mt and resources about 1.9Bt. Zinc has been known since Roman times but rarely used until recent times. The Chinese…
Current worldwide recycling of lithium-ion batteries (“LIB”) is negligible. In fact, in the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) considers that LIB are safe for disposal in landfill. In the US this amounts to 2 billion batteries disposed of annually. However, with the increasing production of electric vehicles LIB recycling…
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…
Corporate The company has 1,778 million shares on issue and a market cap of $39.1M at $0.022/share. The largest shareholders are a group of German investors with around 22% of the company, directors hold around 3%. The directors are: Peter Unsworth, Chairman, Mike Jones, MD, Paul Ingram and Markus Elsasser.…