Martin Cox, Chairman of IMMa, published an article in the Global Business Magazine promoting the work undertaken by IMMa in support of the resource divisions and the broader IOM3
Dr Alex Finlay from the Geochemical Reclamation of Industrial Minerals
and Elements (GRIME) research group at Durham University, UK, outlines
plans for the investigation and development of unconsidered waste
materials as a green rare earth element resource.
After three years of falling sales, the demand for diamonds is
increasing. Michael Forrest talks to Patrick Evans of mining firm
Mountain Province about Canadian diamond reserves.
Global trends influencing the minerals industry include processing of
lower grade and more complex ores, productivity, environmental
responsibility, and energy and water conservation. All these add to
costs at a time when companies are looking to maximise efficiency.
Keith Marshall, Global Practice Leader of Underground Mining
for Rio Tinto, discusses the opportunities but also the risks
associated with the inevitable transition from open-pit to
underground mining.
The escalating price of gold is encouraging companies to revisit exploration targets and mines in the
expectation that high prices will transform their economics, and that there may be more gold to be found.
The Swedish KBS-3 model for geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel is
explored by Lena Z Evins, from the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste
Management Company in Stockholm, and Neil Hyatt of The University of
Sheffield, UK.
