By David MowbrayThe amount of copper in your cup of coffee is likely to be much lower than you might expect.A survey by research firm Mintel found that a cup of hot coffee containing just 1,000 milligrams of copper, the equivalent of about 3 teaspoons, is likely too low to make the average person dizzy.The […]
Portia was one of the largest and most productive oil fields in Alaska when the U.S. Department of the Interior and Alaska State Parks leased it to a private company in 1984.The lease came with a price tag of $1.5 billion, but the company soon realized that the project would be too expensive to complete […]
A few months ago, I bought a used aluminum can from a local hardware store.It looked like this:The thing was old, and it had some scratches.I was pretty certain I had a broken can.But I wasn’t going to give up.So I bought it back.And now I’ve been using it for a year.And every time I […]
Al Jazeera America’s Al Jazeera World reports that Bauxite is the most widely mined mineral in the world, with production in the United States at just over 10 billion tonnes a year.In the United Arab Emirates, where Al Jazeera is based, the company Bauxites Al Ahmar has an estimated 1,400 tonnes of the mineral a […]
A new world ore is found in India and its name is aluminum.The ore is the main ingredient in a metal called Bauxites.The world’s largest producer of aluminum has its headquarters in the city of Hyderabad and its production of aluminum is estimated at more than 80 percent.The metal is extracted from Bauxitic ore, which […]
It’s not clear yet what the exact price will be for the material.The aluminum bauze ore is a byproduct of the production of aluminum ore.The ore is also used in the manufacture of steel.In addition to being used in steel making, aluminum bausite ore is used in a number of other industries.It is mined in […]
Breaking out of a mining boom in the United States, a new type of aluminum ore soruce was found that breaks out in a new way.The new ore soruces were found by geologist and professor James Wysocki at the University of Utah.Wysockski found them in the Salt Lake City area.It was an amazing find.WYSOCKI: So […]
A new report from the National Mining Association (NMA) finds that mining companies are “showing a great deal of restraint in their efforts to increase their stock market value.”In other words, there’s not a lot of buying going on.“While mining companies have invested significantly in their stock portfolios, the value of their assets have remained […]
Aluminum is a metal with a high melting point of 875 °C, which makes it ideal for making alloys and plastics.Aluminum is one of the most valuable elements in the world.However, it is also extremely expensive, costing more than $20 per gram.The price is mostly driven by supply and demand.Demand for aluminum is so strong […]
