Scientists use microwave oven to turn coal into graphite
Nano-graphite was obtained from coal by using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven.
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The periodic table of commodity returns
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Teck, BC First Nation sign land conservation agreement
The Ktunaxa Nation and Teck agree to jointly manage the land, protecting significant fish and wildlife habitat.
BC’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project gaining support
The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 application has been toiling under Canadian federal regulatory approval for years.
Buchans and Boliden to advance VMS project
The company has re-logged more than 154,000 metres of archived drill core from approximately 850 drill holes.
BHP tests Toyota EVs at Nickel West
They will trial a LandCruiser 70, converted from running on diesel to fully electric via onboard battery power.
Beny Steinmetz’s bribery trial to begin Monday
The owner of BSG Resources is accused of paying the wife of Guinea’s deceased former president to secure the concession rights to the Simandou iron ore project.
China cobalt prices leap to 2-year high on stockpiling
China was advised by state-backed research house to stockpile metals in the wake of a collapse in commodity prices last year after the coronavirus outbreak.
Chile threatens legal action to get Albemarle to disclose lithium reserves
Chilean regulators have threatened company with legal action, demanding the world´s top lithium miner present a plan for turning over data on its reserves.
