Chukochenite, a new kind of mineral, brings a boon for the new emerging rare earth luminescent materials. Recently, a novel mineral, LiAl₅O₈, discovered by the research group of Professor Can Rao, School of Earth Sciences at Zhejiang University (ZJU), was approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). The mineral is named "Chukochenite". And the IMA number is IMA 2018-132a, the number of the Geological Museum of China is M13818.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China tungsten price continued to drop in the week ended on Friday April 3, 2020 as the market was caught in heavy wait-and-see atmosphere with persistent weakness in the demand side. Manufacturers faced pressure of high inventories and capital shortage while smelting factories cut output for a new round of maintenance.  

Rare earth market quotation in China: the latest prices of europium oxide, lanthanum oxide and praseodymium and neodymium metal keep stable due to deadlocked supply and demand, low consumption of downstream buyers, capital shortage of upstream. 

Livent announced its Hombre Muerto Salt Lake project for lithium has been exempted on April 6. Since the Argentine government issued an emergency decree stipulating the implementation of the national mandatory quarantine from March 20 to March 31, 2020, Livent began to cease operations and evacuated employees and contractors from the hill where Hombre Muerto is located and suspended all production operations in the provinces of Catamarca and Salta in Argentina.

Molybdenum market quotation in China: the latest prices of ferro molybdenum, molybdenum bar and molybdenum powder are unchanged from last week due to active market trading and optimistic view of market participants. 

The new finding in ancient tungsten iron ore contradicts the theory of the mysteriously lost oxygen of the Earth 2 billion years ago. The Earth didn't always have this much oxygen. About 2.4 billion years ago, the rise of cyanobacteria and shifting of tectonic plates breathed new life into our planet, triggering a Great Oxidation Event (GOE).

A 90% lithium extraction rate has been realized by an international research team led by the Monash University of Australia. The team has developed an innovative new filtration method that makes the extraction of lithium in only a few hours, accelerating us toward energy future.

ANCA, an Australian manufacturer of machine tools, is teaming up with national science agency CSIRO, Sutton Tools and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) to develop and bring to market a new hybrid manufacturing platform that combines additive and subtractive capabilities. The new and potentially disruptive system will be designed to manufacture tungsten cutting tools. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s black tungsten concentrate price declined to a six-month low this week on lower offers from traders and sluggish market demand, while the ammonium paratungstate (APT) export price remained steady with few trades heard.

The rare earth price in China was in the downward trend in the week ended on Friday April 3, 2020 due to sluggish demand both at home and abroad. Market participants held negative view on the market and declined their offers for most products.