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LONDON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The global niobium market rebounded quickly from the slump in consumption in 2009 and by 2011 demand had returned to near peak levels. Recovery slowed in 2012 but a return to long-term growth is certain. Niobium is used mainly as an alloying element for certain types of high-strength and stainless steel, where it is added in very small amounts per tonne, but also has applications in superalloys for aerospace and...

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3s6hq9/tantalum_and ] has announced the addition of the "Tantalum and Niobium (Columbium) Market Review" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3s6hq9/tantalum_and ] report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) Tantalum and Niobium (Columbium) Market Review is an absolutely essential resource for anyone...

Highlights -- Mineralogical variability studies show that the composites tested achieved similar recoveries (i.e. both by weight and grades of niobium and tantalum) to the partially optimized rougher flotation process established during the previous phase 1 and 2 metallurgical programs. -- Over 90% of the composites tested achieved rougher recoveries which exceeded 96% tantalum and 92% niobium within the...

Highlights -- Completion of Phase 2 metallurgical test work to optimize the use of desliming and carbonate rejection flotation, as well as chemical reagent dosages to increase the efficiency of rougher/cleaner Ta/Nb flotation and to finalize the preliminary process flow sheet developed in Phase 1 which formed the basis of the PEA. -- Mineral Resource update underway at AMEC to include results of...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There will be no more "Made in the USA," with millions of jobs lost if the United States doesn't start mining and stock piling certain strategic metals, according to Alisha A. Ahern, co-director of the Academics & Periodicals Department at American Elements, the global chemical and metals manufacturer which published the list. Today the company released its annual top five Endangered Elements List (EEL) of metals that can upset...

TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - MBAC Fertilizer Corp. ("MBAC" or the "Company") (TSX:MBC) (OTCQX:MBCFF) is very pleased to announce the results of an initial preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") for the Company's 100% owned Araxá Rare Earth Oxide ("REO")-Niobium-Phosphate Project (the "Araxá Project" or the "Project") located in the western part of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The Company will file a technical report containing the mineral resource estimate and the PEA on...

LONDON, August 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Report Provides In-Depth Analysis of Tantalum Supply In its new report on tantalum, Roskill highlights the major changes in the industry in recent years and what can be expected to change in future. Tantalum prices have displayed the ability to move rapidly, demand can recover as quickly as it can collapse, some established miners appear to be behaving like swing producers, and most of the downstream industry is trying to...

Highlights -- Study results show Indicated Mineral Resources totalling 51.8 million tonnes at 192 ppm Ta2O5 and 1,490 ppm Nb2O5andInferred Mineral Resources totalling 8.8 million tonnes at 186 ppm Ta2O5 and 1,660 ppm Nb2O5. -- This represents a 42% increase in the tonnage of Indicated Resources and a 37% increase in the tonnage of Inferred tonnes over the figures in the 2011 PEA. -- Contained...

VANCOUVER, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko (TSX: TKO; NYSE Amex: TGB) (the "Company") reports that the Aley Project resource has been upgraded to a Measured and Indicated Resource. At a 0.2% Nb(2)O(5) cutoff, the Measured and Indicated Resource is 286 million tonnes with an average grade of 0.37% Nb(2)O(5) plus 144 million tonnes of Inferred Resource with an average grade of 0.32% Nb(2)O(5). This represents a total resource tonnage increase of 170% from the NI43-101 compliant...

NEWTON, Mass., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra 76 tantalum alloy, a corrosion-resistant tantalum material for hot concentrated acid applications, is on display at NACE CORROSION 2012, Salt Lake City, UT, March 12-15, Booth 816. H.C. Starck invites you to visit us and meet our engineering and technology experts to discuss the benefits of Ultra 76 for critical corrosion resistant applications. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090625/NE38551LOGO ) H.C. Starck's high...