Archive for the ‘Cobalt’ Category
Friday, December 8th, 2006
Russia's gold-rich Magadan region reduced production of the metal 39.1% year-on-year in January-November to 17.817 tonnes, the regional administration's Natural Resources Department told Interfax.
Local officials have said the region is reducing gold production because gold reserves are becoming depleted at the Kubaka mine, which is operated by Canada's Kinross Gold, ...
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Cobalt markets have risen dramatically this week, since OM Group announced it was selling its nickel business to Norilsk and would also enter into a five-year supply agreement that will give OM the Russian producer's entire supply of cobalt metal and raw materials.
Earlier Wednesday, BHP raised its offer price by ...
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Friday, February 24th, 2006
Cobalt is useful in applications that utilize its magnetic properties, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and/or its strength at elevated temperatures.
This article provides a general overview of cobalt-base alloys as wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and/or heat-resistant materials. Particular emphasis is placed on cobalt-base alloys for wear resistance, because this is the single largest ...
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