AZoMining speak to BASF’s Dr Marco Altmayer about their new global R&D centre for mining that has just opened in Perth, Australia and what it looks to achieve.
Brazil, with a total population of 205,716,890 as of July 2012, is located in Eastern South America, adjoining the Atlantic Ocean.
By Will Soutter
19 Jul 2012
The Republic of South Africa is located at the southern tip of the African continent and has an area of 1,214,470 km2.
Ukraine, with a population of approximately 44 million in 2018, is located in Eastern Europe; bordering with Russia in the east and Poland, Romania and Moldova in the west.
There are some elements and resources which are commonly known to be rare. However, there are some lesser known elements which are becoming increasing scarce on the world market.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Jul 2012
Insights from Industry: David McLelland, appointed Director of Auracle Geospatial Science Inc., discusses the environmental and cost benefits of remote sensing in the mining industry and how it has progressed over time.
Caving techniques are the most popular methods for exploiting massive orebodies deep within the earth.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Jul 2012
Russia, with a total population of 138,082,178 (July 2011 est.), is the largest country in the world with a total area of 17,098,242 km.
Guinea is a country located in Western Africa with a population of 10.05 million as of 2011. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean and has a total area of 245,857 square km, out of which about 140 square km is water.
‘Urban mining’ is the process of mining landfills and then recycling all of the precious metals thrown away in urban environments.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Jul 2012