Tajikistan, with a total population of 7,768,385 as of July 2012, is located in Central Asia, to the west of China, and south of Kyrgyzstan. The country mostly has a midlatitude continental climate and covers a total area of 143,100 km2.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is located to the northeast of Angola in Central Africa. The country was formerly known as Zaire. The total area of the country is 2,344,858 km2, and it has a population of 73,599,190 as of July 2012.
Gabon is located in Central Africa between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The total area of the country is 267,667 km2 and it has a population of 1,608,321 as of July 2012.
Ken Cunningham, CEO of Miranda Gold Corp talks to AZoMining about gold exploration opportunities in Nevada, Columbia and Alaska.
By G.P. Thomas
5 Oct 2012
Republic of Congo is located in Central Africa between Gabon and Angola. The total area of the country is 342,000 km2, and it has a population of 4,366,266 as of July 2012. The country’s climate is mainly tropical.
Turkmenistan, with a total population of 5,054,828 as of July 2012, is located in Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan. The country mostly has a subtropical desert climate and covers a total area of 488,100 km2.
By G.P. Thomas
4 Oct 2012
Afghanistan, with a total population of 30,419,928 as of July 2012, is located in Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran. The country mostly has an arid to semiarid climate and covers a total area of 652,230 km2.
Iraq, with a total population of 31,129,225 as of July 2012, is located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait. The country mostly has a desert climate and covers a total area of 438,317 km2.
The many industrial uses for zinc (Zn) create a strong global demand for the metal from major producers in Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
Waste elements other than iron (Fe) in iron ore dilute the overall grade of the ore and incur a smelter penalty. The ore beneficiation process at a mine is designed to remove as much waste and penalty elements as possible prior to transport and smelting.