Itronics Makes Silver Refining Process Discovery Increasing per Melt Bullion Recovery by 40 Percent

Itronics Inc. reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., has made a silver refining process discovery that increases per melt bullion recovery by 40 percent and reduces the per ounce silver refining cost proportionately. The Company is now implementing the new process into... Read more..

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Itronics Silver-Iron-Zinc-Sulfur Leach Process to Increase Silver Refining Capacity Up to 10 Times and Reduce Costs by Up to 90 Percent

Itronics Inc. reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., has completed pilot leach tests which show that its new process will increase per melt refining capacity by up to 10 times and reduce per ounce refining cost up to 90 percent. Itronics Metallurgical has been working... Read more..

Ameron International Appoints Richard Mueller President of Water Transmission Group

Ameron International Corporation announced the appointment of Richard I. Mueller as Group President of the Water Transmission Group effective January 19, 2009. In his new position, Mueller will report to Gary Wagner, Ameron’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mueller had been Senior Vice President... Read more..

Daleco Resources Corporation Updates Sierra Kaolin Open Pit Clay Mine Project

Gary J. Novinskie, President of Daleco Resources Corporation, announced that Tecumseh Professional Associates, Inc. (Tecumseh), joint venture partner and project manager in conjunction with Daleco’s wholly owned subsidiary, Clean Age Minerals, Inc., has submitted its Environmental Assessment (EA) for... Read more..

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Alcoa and ORKLA ASA Agree to Exchange Equity Stakes

Alcoa announced it has agreed with ORKLA ASA to exchange their stakes in a Norwegian smelting partnership and a Swedish extrusion joint venture in order to focus on their respective areas of expertise and best practices. Alcoa will receive Orkla’s 50 percent stake in Elkem Aluminum ANS while Orkla... Read more..

BacTech Partners With University of Toronto Researchers to Advance Its Bioleaching Technology

BacTech Mining Corporation announce that is has begun working with University of Toronto researchers, Dr. Grant Ferris and Dr. Chris Kennedy. Dr. Ferris, a Professor in the University’s Department of Geology, is also the Director of the Microbial Geochemistry Laboratory (”MGL”), with... Read more..

Alcoa Recognized for Innovation and Excellence for Carbon Capture Technology

Alcoa announced today that its Kwinana alumina refinery in Australia was recognized for excellence in the Australian mining industry when it was named ‘Minerals Processing Plant of the Year’ at the annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards sponsored by Australian Mining, Australia’s premier mining... Read more..

Sutor Technology Group Limited Announces Patent Approval For Its Bakeoven Renovation In PPGI Production Line

Sutor Technology Group Limited, a leading provider of steel finishing fabrication products in China, today announced that it has received patent approval for bakeoven renovation in PPGI production line from the State Intellectual Property Office of China. The patent technology is expected to save energy,... Read more..

Silver Dragon Commissions Beijing Ten-star Technology Ltd. for Development of Its Erbahuo Silver Project

Silver Dragon Resources Inc. announce that it has engaged Beijing Ten-star Technology Ltd., a Chinese project management and consulting service provider, for a feasibility study on project development of the Erbahuo silver mine, which is Silver Dragon’s flagship property in northern China. Silver... Read more..

Honeywell Technology Selected to Help Rio Tinto Alcan Increase Alumina Production

Honeywell’s Process Solutions business has been selected to upgrade and expand process control systems at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland, Australia. This project is part of the Yarwun Refinery expansion, which will increase smelter-grade alumina production at the... Read more..