Seventy two (72) more mineral blocks are set to go under the hammer before the end of this financial year. Twelve mineral-rich states- Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu would put the blocks to auctions. The mineral blocks on offer are those of iron ore, bauxite, […]
Battery Metals
SP Angel outlines key 2018 trends as battery raw materials heat up
London-based brokerage SP Angel has outlined the key trends that characterised the basket of energy metals during 2017 and the the outlook for 2018 in its new ‘Battery Raw Material Review, Outlook – SP Angel Commodity Research Book’ published on Wednesday. The report pointed out that the International Monetary Fund has forecast global gross domestic product (GDP) growth 3.7% and 3.8% into 2017 […]
Manganese dioxide shows potential in micromotors
Manganese dioxide could make the preparation of micromotors increasingly cost-effective, opening up new avenues for their use, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Synthetic micromotors are tiny particles with dimensions less than the diameter of a human hair. Micromotors can undergo an autonomous motion in liquid environments, which can be […]
Manganese: Critical Metal for Battery and Electric Vehicle Markets
After the end of the World War II, the US prudently built up a reserve of metals it deemed “strategic” in the not-unlikely event that the nation could again be called on to defend its allies in war. American leadership saw how Germany practically starved Britain with submarine attacks on British and Allied shipping vessels. […]
Battery Technology: A Different Kind of Power Struggle
If any press is good press, then the lithium-ion battery has had a great few weeks in the spotlight at the center of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone failures. Despite the concern over the devices bursting into flames — the blame of which is probably better directed at one of the device’s other components — […]
This Is Why Manganese And Vanadium Will Take The Lead In 2019
Why we need an increase in production of manganese and vanadium for critical markets. While demand for high-capacity batteries and electric vehicles are soaring, and agricultural need for fertilizer minerals grows, pressure is mounting on the mining industry to provide all the necessary materials—including both manganese and vanadium. All while during a meteoric rise […]
