Objective Capital Rare Earths, Speciality and Minor Metals Investment Summit
Focus on rare earths projects around the world
A diversified exposure – rare earths, niobium & zirconium
18 March 2010
by Ian Chalmers, Alkane Resources
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: Richard Beazley, Peak Resources
Richard Wolanski presented on Speewah Metals, which owns the largest titanium/vanadium resource in Australia. The resource contains over 5 billion tonnes with high grades of titanium, vanadium, and hematite. Metallurgical testing indicates over 90% recovery rates for all three commodities. The project aims to produce high purity titanium dioxide, vanadium pentoxide, and iron oxide for over $470 million in annual revenue. Initial capex and opex estimates are under review with scoping study results due in March 2012. The project has year-round access and is located near existing infrastructure.
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: John Mair, Greenland Minerals and Energy
Silver City Minerals Limited is presenting at the Resources and Energy Symposium in Broken Hill in May 2012. The company holds a large tenure position in one of the world's major mineral districts at Broken Hill, with discovery potential for large silver-lead-zinc deposits. Recent drilling at Allendale returned high grade lead, zinc and silver intersections. The company's Razorback West project has large gravity and geochemical anomalies indicating potential for extensions of the Broken Hill mineral system. Silver City has an experienced team exploring the near-term potential of its projects in the prolific Broken Hill district.
Objective Capital's Industrial Minerals & Metals Resources Investment Forum 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
6 November 2012
Speaker: Catherine Feore, Adroit Resources
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: Robert Mackay, Stans Energy
Objective Capital's Global Resources Investment Forum 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
25 September 2012
Speaker: Gary Billingsley, Great Western Minerals
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: Richard Beazley, Peak Resources
Richard Wolanski presented on Speewah Metals, which owns the largest titanium/vanadium resource in Australia. The resource contains over 5 billion tonnes with high grades of titanium, vanadium, and hematite. Metallurgical testing indicates over 90% recovery rates for all three commodities. The project aims to produce high purity titanium dioxide, vanadium pentoxide, and iron oxide for over $470 million in annual revenue. Initial capex and opex estimates are under review with scoping study results due in March 2012. The project has year-round access and is located near existing infrastructure.
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: John Mair, Greenland Minerals and Energy
Silver City Minerals Limited is presenting at the Resources and Energy Symposium in Broken Hill in May 2012. The company holds a large tenure position in one of the world's major mineral districts at Broken Hill, with discovery potential for large silver-lead-zinc deposits. Recent drilling at Allendale returned high grade lead, zinc and silver intersections. The company's Razorback West project has large gravity and geochemical anomalies indicating potential for extensions of the Broken Hill mineral system. Silver City has an experienced team exploring the near-term potential of its projects in the prolific Broken Hill district.
Objective Capital's Industrial Minerals & Metals Resources Investment Forum 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
6 November 2012
Speaker: Catherine Feore, Adroit Resources
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: Robert Mackay, Stans Energy
Objective Capital's Global Resources Investment Forum 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
25 September 2012
Speaker: Gary Billingsley, Great Western Minerals
Objective Capital Rare Earths, Speciality and Minor Metals Investment Summit
Focus on rare earths projects around the world
Exploring for rare earths in Namibia
18 March 2010
by Don Burton, Etruscan Resources
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: Luis Saenz, Li3 Energy
MIL Resources holds a large land position in Papua New Guinea covering over 10,000km2. Recent results from the Poi project include trenching returning 20m at 7.17g/t gold and 0.5% copper. Geochemistry at the Golden Peak project shows gold anomalies over several square kilometers. Radiometric anomalies have been identified at the Domara project near tenements held by other companies. MIL is also exploring projects in New Britain and New Ireland that show potential for porphyry copper-gold and epithermal gold mineralization.
- The document summarizes a presentation by Don Burton, President of Namibia Rare Earths, about the company's exploration project in Namibia targeting heavy rare earth elements.
- Namibia Rare Earths holds a large land package in Namibia called the Lofdal project that shows potential for rare earth element deposits with exceptional enrichment in heavy rare earths like dysprosium and terbium.
- Drilling has already intersected a 16 meter interval grading 1.28% total rare earth oxides with over 94% being heavy rare earth oxides, demonstrating the potential for heavy rare earth enrichment at Lofdal.
The Taysan Copper-Gold Project is located in the Philippines and contains two known deposits - a large copper-gold porphyry deposit and an epithermal gold mine. The project has a proposed 25-year mine life with very low production costs in the first 7 years. Recent modeling shows an economic deposit containing over 700 million tons at 0.24% copper and 0.11 g/t gold. The project is expected to produce on average 168 million pounds of copper and 73,000 ounces of gold annually for the first 7 years.
Edgewater Exploration is a Canadian-based small cap mining company focused on building a portfolio of undervalued mid stage gold assets worldwide.
Edgewater has acquired the advanced stage Corcoesto gold asset through the acquisition of Rio Narcea Gold Mines in the Autonomous region of Galacia, Spain. The project is well located with excellent access to roads, power and a nearby local skilled workforce.
The document summarizes Goldminex Resources Limited's Gold Symposium to be held in Sydney on October 22-23, 2012. It provides an overview of Goldminex, its project portfolios in Papua New Guinea, recent achievements including exploration advances, and corporate details. Goldminex is focused on exploring for gold, copper and nickel resources in PNG through various joint venture and wholly owned projects.
The document summarizes Noront Resources' key mining projects in Canada's Ring of Fire region. It outlines details of the high-grade Eagle's Nest nickel-copper-PGM deposit, including a proven and probable reserve of 11.1 million tonnes at 1.68% nickel. It also describes the Blackbird chromite deposit with over 20 million tonnes of indicated and measured resources. The document highlights Noront's large land position in a promising new mining district and presents positive economics from a 2010 pre-feasibility study on Eagle's Nest, with an after-tax NPV of over $500 million using an 8% discount rate.
The document discusses exploration results at the Majuba Hill project in Nevada. Drilling in 2011-2012 confirmed a large porphyry system with near-surface high-grade silver/copper/gold oxide mineralization extending over 500 meters. Highlights of drilling include hole MM-06 with 96 meters averaging 39.2 g/t silver and 0.57% copper. The company plans to establish an initial resource estimate and is permitted to conduct further drilling.
1) Murray Zircon is redeveloping the Mindarie Mineral Sands Project in South Australia through a joint venture with Orient Zirconic.
2) The project involves refurbishing existing processing facilities to produce heavy mineral concentrate for export to China for further separation by Orient Zirconic.
3) Mining is expected to resume in late 2022 with initial production of 10,000 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate per month, generating over 20 years of reserves.
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.,- Hydrometallurgical Processing Plant For Low Grade...Archie Casey
The Project is located within the industrial facility of Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (RTNMC) in Brgy. Rio Tuba, Bataraza, Palawan.
Since 1977, RTNMC has been mining saprolitic nickel ores selling them to ferro-nickel smelters abroad. In more than 25 years of operation, it also generated mine wastes of about 25 million tonnes. Called low grade limonitic mine wastes, these are stockpiled around the mine area.
CBNC will process these stockpiles using the technology called HPAL or high pressure acid leach.
Mutiny Gold Ltd is an Australian gold and copper mining company focused on developing its flagship Deflector Gold Copper Deposit located in Western Australia. Key points from the feasibility study on Deflector include an initial mine life of 7.5 years producing an average of 70,000 ounces of gold equivalent per year, average operating costs of $618/oz, and net operating cash flow of $225 million after taxes and debt. Permitting is well advanced and initial open pit mining is planned to transition to underground mining after 2 years to access additional reserves below the pit.
MacPhersons Reward Gold is building a gold, silver, and zinc production company. It currently has existing silver-gold-zinc deposits at its Nimbus project and new polymetallic extensions are being explored. Drilling is also ongoing at the Coolgardie gold projects, including an updated resource estimate at Tycho, to advance them towards production. The company aims to produce 25,000 ounces of gold in 2012, ramping up to 50,000 ounces in 2013 and potentially 75,000 ounces in 2014 along with silver and zinc concentrate production.
World Titanium Resources is developing the large Ranobe mineral sands project in Madagascar to become a tier 1 producer. In 2012, mining licenses were granted, a definitive engineering study was completed, the mineral resource was increased by 36% to 959 million tonnes at 6.1% THM, a maiden ore reserve was established, drilling and trial mining programs were conducted, and processing confirmed the flowsheet design. The project has a simple, low-risk design with dry mining, a primary concentrator, mineral separation plant, haul road and storage/loading jetty. Initial production is targeted for 2014 with an IRR of 29% and NPV of $310 million based on conservative price assumptions. The starter pit
Frontier rare earths investor presentation june 2011TMX Equicom
Frontier Rare Earths (TSX: FRO) is an exploration and development company that is exclusively focused on rare earth elements – minerals in high demand in the fast growing electronics and clean-tech sectors.
Frontier is developing a portfolio of mineral exploration projects in South Africa. Extensive evaluation of its flagship project, Zandkopsdrift, has confirmed it as one of the largest known rare earth deposits in the world.
Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE) is an exploration and development company with a particular focus on deposits of rare metals and rare earth elements. The company is specifically focused on the development of its Upper Fir Tantalum and Niobium Deposit at the Blue River Project in British Columbia, and the exploration of the Eldor Rare Earth Project in northern Quebec and the Carbo Rare Earth Project in northern British Columbia.
MacPhersons Resources Limited- Resources & Energy Symposium 2012Symposium
MacPhersons Resources Ltd presented information on its projects at the May 2012 RES Broken Hill Symposium. The company owns 100% of the Nimbus silver-zinc project near Broken Hill, which has a JORC resource of 9.4Moz silver and 32,700t zinc across 9 deposits. MacPhersons aims to restart mining at Nimbus and expand processing capacity to become a leading silver producer. It also owns the Boorara and Coolgardie gold projects in Western Australia.
- The company is focused on exploring and developing uranium projects in Australia's Alligator Rivers Uranium Province, which has historically produced 700 million pounds of uranium.
- In 2012, the company plans to drill test extensions of known mineralization at its Tin Camp Creek project as well as priority targets along the 7km Orion Trend, with the goal of identifying large, high-grade deposits.
- The company recently defined an initial JORC-compliant inferred resource of 6.5 million pounds of uranium at 0.31% U3O8 at its Caramal deposit, located within the Tin Camp Creek project.
Esthetic crowns for posterior primary teethSung-Ki Kim
This document discusses zirconia crowns and their use in pediatric dentistry. It provides information on the properties of zirconia, including its strength and biocompatibility. It also discusses preparation for zirconia crowns and cementation. Research is summarized showing zirconia causes minimal wear on opposing primary enamel. Clinical cases are presented showing successful outcomes with zirconia crowns in children over several months.
Zirconium is valued in the nuclear industry for its properties. It is transparent to neutrons, making it ideal for nuclear research and power plant construction. At a 1973 symposium, scientists proposed using zirconium alloys in nuclear steam systems due to their heat resistance and corrosion protection. They also proposed developing tests of zircaloy, a zirconium alloy used in fuel cladding, to improve nuclear power plant efficiency and safety. Zirconium's durability, heat tolerance, and transparency to neutrons make it well-suited for use in nuclear reactors.
El documento habla sobre el zirconio, un mineral blando y abundante en la corteza terrestre que se usa en odontología para reconstrucciones dentales como coronas y puentes debido a su biocompatibilidad y resistencia. El zirconio no produce reacciones alérgicas ni sensibilidad y permite el crecimiento natural de los tejidos. Se fabrican usando un proceso de CAD CAM que incluye la confección de un modelo dental y dos cocción de sinterización.
The document provides an overview of basic nuclear physics concepts including atomic structure, isotopes, and nuclear stability. It defines the key subatomic particles that make up atoms - protons, neutrons, and electrons. The nucleus is made up of protons and neutrons, while electrons orbit the nucleus. The number of protons determines the element, while isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons. For nuclei to be stable there needs to be a roughly 1:1.5 ratio of protons to neutrons, following the "line of stability". Unstable nuclei are radioactive and decay over time to reach stability.
Objective Capital Rare Earths, Speciality and Minor Metals Investment Summit
Focus on rare earths projects around the world
Exploring for rare earths in Namibia
18 March 2010
by Don Burton, Etruscan Resources
Objective Capital's Rare Earths, Speciality & Strategic Metals
Investment Summit 2012
Ironmongers' Hall, City of London
13-14 March 2012
Speaker: Luis Saenz, Li3 Energy
MIL Resources holds a large land position in Papua New Guinea covering over 10,000km2. Recent results from the Poi project include trenching returning 20m at 7.17g/t gold and 0.5% copper. Geochemistry at the Golden Peak project shows gold anomalies over several square kilometers. Radiometric anomalies have been identified at the Domara project near tenements held by other companies. MIL is also exploring projects in New Britain and New Ireland that show potential for porphyry copper-gold and epithermal gold mineralization.
- The document summarizes a presentation by Don Burton, President of Namibia Rare Earths, about the company's exploration project in Namibia targeting heavy rare earth elements.
- Namibia Rare Earths holds a large land package in Namibia called the Lofdal project that shows potential for rare earth element deposits with exceptional enrichment in heavy rare earths like dysprosium and terbium.
- Drilling has already intersected a 16 meter interval grading 1.28% total rare earth oxides with over 94% being heavy rare earth oxides, demonstrating the potential for heavy rare earth enrichment at Lofdal.
The Taysan Copper-Gold Project is located in the Philippines and contains two known deposits - a large copper-gold porphyry deposit and an epithermal gold mine. The project has a proposed 25-year mine life with very low production costs in the first 7 years. Recent modeling shows an economic deposit containing over 700 million tons at 0.24% copper and 0.11 g/t gold. The project is expected to produce on average 168 million pounds of copper and 73,000 ounces of gold annually for the first 7 years.
Edgewater Exploration is a Canadian-based small cap mining company focused on building a portfolio of undervalued mid stage gold assets worldwide.
Edgewater has acquired the advanced stage Corcoesto gold asset through the acquisition of Rio Narcea Gold Mines in the Autonomous region of Galacia, Spain. The project is well located with excellent access to roads, power and a nearby local skilled workforce.
The document summarizes Goldminex Resources Limited's Gold Symposium to be held in Sydney on October 22-23, 2012. It provides an overview of Goldminex, its project portfolios in Papua New Guinea, recent achievements including exploration advances, and corporate details. Goldminex is focused on exploring for gold, copper and nickel resources in PNG through various joint venture and wholly owned projects.
The document summarizes Noront Resources' key mining projects in Canada's Ring of Fire region. It outlines details of the high-grade Eagle's Nest nickel-copper-PGM deposit, including a proven and probable reserve of 11.1 million tonnes at 1.68% nickel. It also describes the Blackbird chromite deposit with over 20 million tonnes of indicated and measured resources. The document highlights Noront's large land position in a promising new mining district and presents positive economics from a 2010 pre-feasibility study on Eagle's Nest, with an after-tax NPV of over $500 million using an 8% discount rate.
The document discusses exploration results at the Majuba Hill project in Nevada. Drilling in 2011-2012 confirmed a large porphyry system with near-surface high-grade silver/copper/gold oxide mineralization extending over 500 meters. Highlights of drilling include hole MM-06 with 96 meters averaging 39.2 g/t silver and 0.57% copper. The company plans to establish an initial resource estimate and is permitted to conduct further drilling.
1) Murray Zircon is redeveloping the Mindarie Mineral Sands Project in South Australia through a joint venture with Orient Zirconic.
2) The project involves refurbishing existing processing facilities to produce heavy mineral concentrate for export to China for further separation by Orient Zirconic.
3) Mining is expected to resume in late 2022 with initial production of 10,000 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate per month, generating over 20 years of reserves.
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.,- Hydrometallurgical Processing Plant For Low Grade...Archie Casey
The Project is located within the industrial facility of Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (RTNMC) in Brgy. Rio Tuba, Bataraza, Palawan.
Since 1977, RTNMC has been mining saprolitic nickel ores selling them to ferro-nickel smelters abroad. In more than 25 years of operation, it also generated mine wastes of about 25 million tonnes. Called low grade limonitic mine wastes, these are stockpiled around the mine area.
CBNC will process these stockpiles using the technology called HPAL or high pressure acid leach.
Mutiny Gold Ltd is an Australian gold and copper mining company focused on developing its flagship Deflector Gold Copper Deposit located in Western Australia. Key points from the feasibility study on Deflector include an initial mine life of 7.5 years producing an average of 70,000 ounces of gold equivalent per year, average operating costs of $618/oz, and net operating cash flow of $225 million after taxes and debt. Permitting is well advanced and initial open pit mining is planned to transition to underground mining after 2 years to access additional reserves below the pit.
MacPhersons Reward Gold is building a gold, silver, and zinc production company. It currently has existing silver-gold-zinc deposits at its Nimbus project and new polymetallic extensions are being explored. Drilling is also ongoing at the Coolgardie gold projects, including an updated resource estimate at Tycho, to advance them towards production. The company aims to produce 25,000 ounces of gold in 2012, ramping up to 50,000 ounces in 2013 and potentially 75,000 ounces in 2014 along with silver and zinc concentrate production.
World Titanium Resources is developing the large Ranobe mineral sands project in Madagascar to become a tier 1 producer. In 2012, mining licenses were granted, a definitive engineering study was completed, the mineral resource was increased by 36% to 959 million tonnes at 6.1% THM, a maiden ore reserve was established, drilling and trial mining programs were conducted, and processing confirmed the flowsheet design. The project has a simple, low-risk design with dry mining, a primary concentrator, mineral separation plant, haul road and storage/loading jetty. Initial production is targeted for 2014 with an IRR of 29% and NPV of $310 million based on conservative price assumptions. The starter pit
Frontier rare earths investor presentation june 2011TMX Equicom
Frontier Rare Earths (TSX: FRO) is an exploration and development company that is exclusively focused on rare earth elements – minerals in high demand in the fast growing electronics and clean-tech sectors.
Frontier is developing a portfolio of mineral exploration projects in South Africa. Extensive evaluation of its flagship project, Zandkopsdrift, has confirmed it as one of the largest known rare earth deposits in the world.
Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE) is an exploration and development company with a particular focus on deposits of rare metals and rare earth elements. The company is specifically focused on the development of its Upper Fir Tantalum and Niobium Deposit at the Blue River Project in British Columbia, and the exploration of the Eldor Rare Earth Project in northern Quebec and the Carbo Rare Earth Project in northern British Columbia.
MacPhersons Resources Limited- Resources & Energy Symposium 2012Symposium
MacPhersons Resources Ltd presented information on its projects at the May 2012 RES Broken Hill Symposium. The company owns 100% of the Nimbus silver-zinc project near Broken Hill, which has a JORC resource of 9.4Moz silver and 32,700t zinc across 9 deposits. MacPhersons aims to restart mining at Nimbus and expand processing capacity to become a leading silver producer. It also owns the Boorara and Coolgardie gold projects in Western Australia.
- The company is focused on exploring and developing uranium projects in Australia's Alligator Rivers Uranium Province, which has historically produced 700 million pounds of uranium.
- In 2012, the company plans to drill test extensions of known mineralization at its Tin Camp Creek project as well as priority targets along the 7km Orion Trend, with the goal of identifying large, high-grade deposits.
- The company recently defined an initial JORC-compliant inferred resource of 6.5 million pounds of uranium at 0.31% U3O8 at its Caramal deposit, located within the Tin Camp Creek project.
Esthetic crowns for posterior primary teethSung-Ki Kim
This document discusses zirconia crowns and their use in pediatric dentistry. It provides information on the properties of zirconia, including its strength and biocompatibility. It also discusses preparation for zirconia crowns and cementation. Research is summarized showing zirconia causes minimal wear on opposing primary enamel. Clinical cases are presented showing successful outcomes with zirconia crowns in children over several months.
Zirconium is valued in the nuclear industry for its properties. It is transparent to neutrons, making it ideal for nuclear research and power plant construction. At a 1973 symposium, scientists proposed using zirconium alloys in nuclear steam systems due to their heat resistance and corrosion protection. They also proposed developing tests of zircaloy, a zirconium alloy used in fuel cladding, to improve nuclear power plant efficiency and safety. Zirconium's durability, heat tolerance, and transparency to neutrons make it well-suited for use in nuclear reactors.
El documento habla sobre el zirconio, un mineral blando y abundante en la corteza terrestre que se usa en odontología para reconstrucciones dentales como coronas y puentes debido a su biocompatibilidad y resistencia. El zirconio no produce reacciones alérgicas ni sensibilidad y permite el crecimiento natural de los tejidos. Se fabrican usando un proceso de CAD CAM que incluye la confección de un modelo dental y dos cocción de sinterización.
The document provides an overview of basic nuclear physics concepts including atomic structure, isotopes, and nuclear stability. It defines the key subatomic particles that make up atoms - protons, neutrons, and electrons. The nucleus is made up of protons and neutrons, while electrons orbit the nucleus. The number of protons determines the element, while isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons. For nuclei to be stable there needs to be a roughly 1:1.5 ratio of protons to neutrons, following the "line of stability". Unstable nuclei are radioactive and decay over time to reach stability.
This document discusses all-ceramic dental restorations, specifically zirconia. It provides an overview of zirconia, including that it is a crystalline dioxide of zirconium that is superior to other ceramics due to its high strength and esthetics. Applications of zirconia include crowns, bridges, implant fixtures, abutments and prostheses. The document concludes that zirconia combined with porcelain veneers is well-suited for replacing anterior teeth and full-contour zirconia can replace posterior teeth, and resin cement provides excellent adhesion.
1. The document discusses different types of materials used for esthetic dental restorations including metal-ceramic, all-ceramic, and fiber-reinforced composites.
2. It describes the components, properties, advantages, and disadvantages of porcelain, zirconia, alumina, and fiber-reinforced composites.
3. Tooth preparation for all-ceramic restorations requires reducing tooth structure minimally while ensuring retention, resistance, and support of the restoration.
El documento describe las ventajas de las prótesis dentales de zirconio sobre las metálicas. El zirconio ofrece una estética y biocompatibilidad superior al transmitir la luz de forma similar a los dientes naturales. Las coronas de zirconio carecen de líneas metálicas y tienen una apariencia y transparencia natural. Además, el zirconio proporciona una alta resistencia y ajuste óptimo mediante tecnología CAD/CAM.
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Porcelain fracture in the patient mouth is areal frustration for both the patient and the dentist, a review of the causes of this problem, whether are technical or clinical, is done. However, it is considered as a frequent problem in the dental office, a review of the different option for managing this dilemma is exposed.
Zirconia crowns for primary anterior and posterior teethSung-Ki Kim
1) The document discusses zirconia crowns for primary anterior and posterior teeth. Zirconia is presented as a strong ceramic material that is biocompatible and esthetic.
2) Details are provided on the properties of zirconia, including its high strength, hardness, and fracture toughness compared to other dental materials. Advantages of zirconia crowns for primary teeth include esthetics, strength, and reduced chair time.
3) Guidance is given on tooth preparation, crown selection, cementation, and maintenance of zirconia crowns for primary teeth. Studies suggest zirconia crowns do not cause excessive wear to opposing teeth.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Ceramics and Glass Technology (Silicate Glasses, Boric Oxide and Borate Glass...Ajjay Kumar Gupta
Ceramics and Glass Technology (Silicate Glasses, Boric Oxide and Borate Glasses, Phosphorus Pentoxide and Phosphate Glasses, Germanium Dioxide and Germanate Glasses, Nitrate Glasses, Halide Glasses, Chalcogenide Glasses, Modern Glass Working, Monax and Pyrex Glass)
Glass-ceramics are mostly produced in two steps: First, a glass is formed by a glass-manufacturing process. The glass is cooled down and is then reheated in a second step. In this heat treatment the glass partly crystallizes. In most cases nucleation agents are added to the base composition of the glass-ceramic. These nucleation agents aid and control the crystallization process.
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This document discusses single tooth defects in the posterior quadrants and their restoration. It compares fixed dental prostheses to implants, noting that implants are generally preferred when adjacent teeth are healthy or nearly so. For endodontically treated teeth, a fixed restoration is preferred if sufficient tooth structure remains and occlusion and parafunction are minimal. Considerations for implant placement include anatomic factors, timing of placement, and prosthodontic issues like abutment selection and cement versus screw retention. The goal is to restore function while avoiding complications like fracture, overload, and peri-implantitis.
This document provides information on zirconia, including its structure, properties, applications, and manufacturing procedures. It discusses that zirconia can exist in three crystal structures (cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic) and that the addition of stabilizing oxides like yttria allows the tetragonal phase to exist at room temperature. It also summarizes that zirconia has good biocompatibility and mechanical properties like high flexural strength and fracture toughness due to transformation toughening, though its properties can degrade over time in the presence of water.
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El documento define las actividades de inversión como la adquisición o abandono de activos a largo plazo para generar ingresos futuros. Explica que el flujo de efectivo por actividades de inversión muestra los desembolsos para adquirir recursos que generarán ingresos en el futuro. Un ejemplo es una mejora en instalaciones de producción para incrementar la producción. El objetivo de las inversiones es proveer herramientas para el éxito a largo plazo de la empresa.
This document discusses polycrystalline dental ceramics. It describes the properties and fabrication techniques of aluminous oxide and zirconia oxide, the two main polycrystalline ceramics used. Aluminous oxide is indicated for crowns but cannot be etched, while zirconia has higher strength and toughness due to a phase transformation mechanism. The document outlines the crystal structures and stabilization of zirconia, as well as methods to strengthen dental ceramics including introducing compressive stresses, interrupting crack propagation, and minimizing tensile stresses through design.
This document discusses ceramic dentistry. It describes the constituents and classification of ceramics used in dentistry based on their firing temperature. The document outlines some of the advancements in ceramic dentistry, including all-ceramic crowns introduced in 1886 and newer materials like IPS Empress and In-Ceram. In-Ceram is described as having an alumina core with conventional porcelain applied, providing greater compressive strength than IPS Empress. Cementation and finishing of ceramic crowns is also mentioned.
This document provides an overview of ceramics used in fixed prosthodontics. It discusses various types of ceramics including glass ceramics, glass infiltrated mixtures, and polycrystalline ceramics. Examples mentioned include lithium disilicate, zirconia, and alumina. The document reviews clinical indications and uses of different ceramics, as well as case considerations, preparation designs, and causes of failure. An outline is provided of the topics to be covered in the presentation on ceramics in dental practice.
Ceramics are nonmetallic materials made by firing clay and other materials like silicates and metal oxides. Ceramics have been made since prehistoric times and the modern ceramics industry produces a wide range of structural materials and products. Key raw materials include clay minerals, feldspar, silica, and refractory materials. The manufacturing process involves preparing and grinding raw materials, shaping, drying, firing, and glazing or other finishing steps.
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Objective Capital Rare Earth and Minor Metals Investment Summit: A diversified exposure – rare earths, niobium & zirconium - Ian Chalmers
1. Investment Conferences
RARE EARTHS, SPECIALITY
& MINOR METALS
INVESTMENT SUMMIT
1.45 – 2.05
Focus on rare earths projects around the world
A diversified exposure – rare earths, niobium & zirconium
Ian Chalmers – Managing Director, Alkane Resources
THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ● THURSDAY, 18 MARCH 2010
www.ObjectiveCapitalConferences.com
2. Rare Earths, Specialty & Minor Metals
Investment Summit
London 18 March 2010
Dubbo Zirconia Project
NSW Australia
3. Corporate snapshot
Exchanges ASX: ALK Shareholder profile*
Share Price (10 March 2010) A$0.33
Shares 249m
Fully Diluted Market Cap ~A$83m
Cash (at December 31 2009) ~A$4.5m
Investments (BCI) ~A$6.5m Retail
No debt Institutions Top 20 ~60%
Directors & Management 3%
12 Month High / Low A$0.48/ $0.18 *at 30 June 2009
Abbotsleigh (Gandel Metals) 29%
Directors & Management
J. S. F. Dunlop Chairman
D. I. Chalmers Managing Director
I. R. Cornelius Non-Executive Director
A. D. Lethlean Non-Executive Director
I. J. Gandel Non-Executive Director
L.A. Colless CFO Joint Secretary
K.E. Brown Joint Secretary
Source: FT
5. Business Strategy
Multi commodity explorer and miner, focussed in the
Central West of New South Wales, Australia
Dubbo Zirconia Project – world class resource of
zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, yttrium and
rare earths
Au Cu
Gold production from Peak Hill mine 1996 – 2005. Au
Zr Nb Cu
New gold development planned at Tomingley based Y REE
upon 800,000 oz resource
Au
150km area
Major gold discovery at McPhillamys (2 to 4 million oz) Au
Joint Venture with Newmont
Develop multiple operations within tight geographic
area over next five years
6. Rare Metals - Rare Earths
Rare Metals – Rare Earths
• China produces 90% of world
downstream zirconium chemicals
• China currently produces 95% of world
REE output
Rare metals
• Brazil produces 90% of world niobium
Light rare earths Heavy rare earths
Green technology is dependant on rare metals and rare earths
Yttrium “powered” compact fluoro light
Increased demand also driven by changes in legislation
China has dominant position
…not so rare, but increasingly valuable
7. Dubbo Zirconia Project Location
Dubbo region pop 80,000
State power grid
State gas grid
Major mixed agriculture
Transport hub
Substantial light industry
9. DZP Resources
Measured Resource : 35.7 million tonnes grading
0 - 55 metres 1.96% Zr02, 0.04%HfO2, 0.46% Nb2O5 ,
0.03% Ta2O5 , 0.14% Y2O3, 0.75% REO
and 0.014% U3O8
Inferred Resource : 37.5 million tonnes at similar grades
55 - 100 metres
TOTAL : 73.2 million tonnes
Major world resource of zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, yttrium and rare earth elements
Although the ore is not classified as a radioactive deposit, it contains 23 million lbs (10,200t) of uranium
Production of uranium is currently prohibited in NSW
10. DZP Program
Resource drilling completed 2001. Flow sheet developed 1999 to 2002, with trials
to mini pilot plant scale. Detailed feasibility study completed in 2002.
AusIndustry Commercial Ready Grant of A$3.29M in April 2006 on dollar
for dollar basis to complete process optimisations, and construct and operate the
Demonstration Pilot Plant (DPP).
Laboratory program commenced at ANSTO Lucas Heights (Australian Nuclear
Science and Technology Organisation) July 2006, with Demonstration Pilot Plant
commissioned March 2008
Substantial product samples from DPP distributed in second half of 2009
Continual market update – strong growth predicted in most products
Revise and update the 2002 feasibility study by Q3 2010. DFS managed by
Perth based consultants TZ Minerals International Pty Ltd (TZMI).
11. DZP Feasibility Team
DFS study manager: Steve Gilman TZ Minerals International Pty Ltd
Gavin Diener - Engineering TZMI
Marketing: Alister MacDonald TCMS
Philip Murphy TZMI
Special Marketing Consultant: Dudley Kingsnorth IMCOA - REE
ANSTO Minerals: Bob Ring, Doug Collier, Karin Soldenoff, Des Levins, Chris Griffiths
DPP Operations: Adrian Manis, Peter Fletcher, Prakash Rajalingam + the crew
DPP Ext Engineering: Worley Parsons
13. Market Summary
Zirconium: drying agent in paints; primer coat of vehicle metalwork; ceramic
pigments; engineering ceramics; auto catalysts; electronics; solid oxide
fuel cells; fuel rods in nuclear power plants; special alloys and glasses
Hafnium: alloys, control rods for nuclear reactors; nextgen microprocessors
Niobium: HSLA steels; special alloys and glasses
Yttrium: stabilizer in ceramics; phosphors for TV/computer screens; lasers;
and compact fluoro lights = energy efficient bulbs
Rare earths: speciality glasses; phosphors; fertilizers; catalysts; lasers; permanent
magnets/rechargeable batteries, particularly for hybrid vehicle motors
Increased demand for many of the metals is driven by environmental legislation to
ensure emissions minimisation and energy consumption efficiency
14. Zircon Usage
Zircon provides the feedstock for the zirconium industry
2012 Global
consumption
estimate
1,400,000tpa
18% = 250,000t zircon
for zirconia and
zirconium chemicals
Source: TZMI
15. Zircon Supply Demand Price
Zircon price and supply will have a major impact on the cost and availability
of zirconium chemicals, zirconia and zirconium metal
Source: TZMI
17. Zirconium Chemicals
Current Zirconia
Zirconium Chemical
Uses
2015 Estimated 150,000 tonnes with industry growth rate of 4.5%pa
High growth areas: Advanced ceramics and catalysts 13.0%pa
Ceramic pigments 8.0%pa
Zirconium metal for nuclear applications ?
Products range from US$4/kg to US$20/kg Metal US$200/kg
Source: TZMI
18. Structure of Niobium Industry
Metallurgical
Structural steels
Stainless and heat
resistant steels
Pyrochlore FeNb Superalloys
Super conducting
magnets
Columbite
Nb 2O
Tantalite 5
Oxides
Class
Ceramics
AZL Nb
Concentrate
Nb Raw Materials Intermediate Products Applications
DZP process removes radioactive elements such as uranium and thorium, producing clean concentrate
Source: TZMI
19. Niobium Demand
Niobium 2007
(Ferroniobium units)
consumption
~63,000t – 90% Brazil
Estimate for 2012
~100,000t
Ferroniobium price spiralled to US$60/kg in March 07 and is currently around US$35 - 40/kg
Long term expected to be in US$25 - $35/kg
Source: TZMI
24. Zr Applications - ceramics
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells – clean and efficient electricity
Zirconia
Engineering Ceramics – tough,
heat resistant and hard wearing
25. Zr Applications - metal
Zirconium metal and alloys for nuclear power plants
Today there are 436 reactors, with 40 under
construction, 110 planned and 272
proposed.
Depending upon reactor type, each uses
10 to 45 tonnes Zr metal.
Fuel rod has life of 5 to 6 years, and then
must be replaced
30. Nb Applications
Also the addition of
0.15kg of niobium to
the steel content of
an average car,
decreases the
weight by 100kg
Joseph Conway CEO
Iamgold (Niobec)
Source: Rhodia
34. Development pathway
-> 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
DUBBO ZIRCONIA Resource definition 2001 -2002
PROJECT Flow sheet development 2002
Laboratory Zr – Nb 1999 - 2002
Pilot plant Zr – Nb 2002
Mine Plan & Scheduling 2002
Plant Design & Engineering 2002
Laboratory Y & REE 2009 -
Demonstration Pilot Plant 2008 -
Zr – Nb Product Distribution
Y - REE Product Distribution
Secure Offtake Agreements
Definitive Feasibility Study
Environmental Impact (EA) 2000 -
Detailed Design
Project Financing
Construction
Production
CAPEX base case estimated at approximately A$150
35. DZP Strategic Significance
Majority of “downstream” zirconium products are derived from zircon, whose
output is governed by ilmenite/rutile from mineral sands mining operations.
China dominates downstream zirconium business at ~90% but feed is zircon.
Niobium production dominated by one company, CBMM in Brazil with 90% of market.
Rare earth and yttrium production dominated by China (95%). DZP offers
new source particularly for important Y and HREE.
Production costs are spread across the four metal outputs – zirconium (hafnium),
niobium (tantalum), light rare earths and yttrium-heavy rare earths.
Project located in region with very favourable infrastructure and legislative
framework, both at a State and Federal level.
The DZP provides an alternative and strategic source for a number of important
metals, and is capable of producing for hundreds of years from one ore body.
36. Conclusion
Dubbo Zirconia Project
A strategic and alternate supply for the zirconium,
niobium and rare earths industries
www.alkane.com.au
37. Disclaimer
Disclaimer
This presentation contains certain forward looking statements and forecasts, including possible or assumed reserves
and resources, production levels and rates, costs, prices, future performance or potential growth of Alkane
Resources Ltd, industry growth or other trend projections. Such statements are not a guarantee of future
performance and involve unknown risks and uncertainties, as well as other factors which are beyond the control of
Alkane Resources Ltd. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those expressed of implied by
these forward looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Nothing in this presentation should be
construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities.
Competent Person
The information in this presentation that relates to mineral exploration, mineral resources and ore reserves is based
on information compiled by Mr D I Chalmers, FAusIMM, FAIG, (director of the Company) has sufficient experience
which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he
is undertaking to qualify as Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting
of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Ian Chalmers consents to the inclusion in the
presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.