ore
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The metallic ore contains tantalum, which is used to produce high-performance capacitors in a range of electronic devices, making it in high demand worldwide.
From BBC
Liontown says it’s reassessing an expansion to 4 million tons of ore per year, citing positive market conditions.
About four to five tons of bauxite ore is required to produce two tons of alumina, and in turn it takes about two tons of alumina to yield one ton of aluminum.
Production in the second-half of the year was almost 50% above that of the first six months due to a rise in ore grades and recoveries at several of its mines, Glencore said.
In the pitch black of the mine, mud-splattered men with headlamps drill into the rock in two-man teams, using hydro drills with long, thin nozzles that shoot out pressurized water to loosen the ore.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
