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LEGO Teams with National Geographic and Volcano Scientist Andres Ruzo

Sep 6, 2016

The three-way partnership is pat of the launch of LEGO's latest City sub-theme, Volcano Explorers. LEGO has partnered with the South American scientist and National Geographic explorer, Andres Ruzo for its latest LEGO City play-set. ...

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Iron Ore Majors Must Cut 'like It's 1994' to Halt Further Price Drop: Investec

Dec 16, 2015

Major iron ore producers will have to cut production like aluminum producers did in 1994 to halt the current slump in spot prices, investment bank Investec said in a note Tuesday. "In our view if iron ore prices prevail at current levels ...

Tags: iron ore, aluminum

More Test Drilling Required to Assess Potential of UK Shale Industry: Study

Dec 16, 2015

The UK needs to allow more shale gas exploration wells nation-wide before a reliable picture of the effect of a shale industry on the country can be properly formulated, the Task Force on Shale Gas said late Monday. The Task Force on ...

Tags: shale gas, natural gas

Local UK Council Validates IGas Exploratory Shale Gas Wells

Nov 6, 2015

A local UK council has validated the application for a proposed IGas project to drill two exploratory wells in order to evaluate geology and assess potential shale gas recovery, IGas announced in a statement Friday. Nottinghamshire County ...

Tags: IGas, Gas Wells, Energy, Climate

The South American Mining Industry Will Reach an Estimated Compound Yearly Growth

Aug 15, 2014

The South American mining industry will reach an estimated compound yearly growth rate of about 6.2% from 2012 to 2017, which will take the industry to a total value of $184.3-billion. Some of the world’s largest copper, bauxite, ...

Tags: South American, Electrical, Electronics

The Most Significant Tantalum Producers in 2013

Jul 7, 2014

Back in 2010, the European Union's Ad-Hoc Working Group on Defining Critical Raw Materials published its first criticality analysis for raw materials. Its goal was fairly simple: to define the raw materials critical to the EU’s ...

Tags: Tantalum, Raw Materials

Southern England Could Hold Between 2.2 Billion and 8.5 Billion Barrels of Oil Resource

May 28, 2014

The Jurassic shales of southern England's Weald basin could hold between 2.2 billion and 8.5 billion barrels of oil resource but no gas, the UK government said Friday in a new report. The Department of Energy and Climate Change also ...

Tags: Shale Oil, offshore production

Demand for Gallium Will Rise Rapidly Between 2014 and 2020

May 13, 2014

Demand for gallium will rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes, but this strong growth is unlikely to result in any tightness in supply as the ...

Tags: Gallium, LED, Electrical, Electronics

EnviroAtlas,a Web-Based Interactive Tool

May 8, 2014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released EnviroAtlas, a web-based interactive tool that integrates over 300 separate data layers, helps decision makers understand the implications of planning and policy decisions on our ...

Tags: Ecosystem Mapping, EPA, certification

January Aluminum Demand in The US and Canada Decreased by 2.9% From January 2013

Mar 26, 2014

January aluminum demand in the US and Canada -- measured as shipments by domestic producers plus imports -- totaled an estimated 2.018 billion lb, down 2.9% from January 2013, according to preliminary estimates from the Aluminum ...

Tags: semi-fabricated, aluminum, aluminum ingot

Arctic Isn't Nearly as Bright,White as It Used to Be Because of More Ice Melting in Ocean

Feb 17, 2014

The Arctic isn't nearly as bright and white as it used to be because of more ice melting in the ocean, and that's turning out to be a global problem, a new study says. With more dark, open water in the summer, less of the sun's heat is ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics

China's Annual Crude Oil & Natural Gas Output Will More Than Double by 2013

Jan 16, 2014

China's annual crude oil and natural gas output will more than double the current amount by 2030, the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) forecast on Wednesday. Peng Qiming, head of the ministry's geological survey department, said at a ...

Tags: Gas Output, Oil

in a Finding That Overturns The Conventional View That Large Old Trees Are Unproductive

Jan 15, 2014

In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester more carbon as they age. In a letter ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

SPT Is Recognized for Producing The Most Reliable, Accurate and User Friendly Survey Tools

Jan 10, 2014

A Geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map. They can be done by government institution that holds geological information for using in ...

Tags: Geological Survey Tools, Processing Machinery

Recent Theories Focused on The Disruption of The Earth's Magnetic Field

Jan 9, 2014

Spooky lights heralding the onset of earthquakes have been tied to divine portents or UFO sightings in the past. But the true culprit may be certain rocks that release electric charges when stressed by the Earth's seismic shifts, ...

Tags: earthquakes, earthquake lights, certain rocks, electronic process

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