A selection of articles by Mike O’Driscoll published in Industrial Minerals 1987-2014:
ID | Title |
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164 | Proppant potential for bauxite |
163 | Wisconsin sandstorm: frac sand projects in the pipeline |
162 | Magnesia's mettle on the line: Steel slowdown spoils market recovery |
161 | Drilling barytes demands new mindset |
160 | Saudi silica surge: High purity quartz drive |
159 | At the core of fused magnesia |
158 | North Sea supply challenge: Oilfield logistics tackle 24/7 delivery |
157 | Reconstruction revives refractories in Japan |
156 | Refractory reflections in Kyoto |
155 | Shinagawa aligns itself for refractories market future |
154 | Pigment pragmatism: Feedstock and TiO2 symbiosis recognised |
153 | Chromite in a tight spot: Supply squeeze urges on new sources |
152 | Spinel's Spring: Market blooms with limited sources |
151 | Turkey's soda ash solution: Emergence of Eti Soda |
150 | Magnesia's phoenix & flyers: Market ignites players old & new |
149 | Elmin bauxite sees the light: Greek producer transforms |
148 | Frac sand bonanza |
147 | Dead burned magnesia welcomes 2011 |
146 | Scratching the surface: Blasting abrasives market |
145 | Plastics in forward drive: Mineral demand in autoplastics |
144 | Magnesia blasts back: Caustic calcined magnesia in recovery |
143 | Mullite supply under question |
142 | The winds of change: Solar and wind energy prospects for minerals |
141 | Set for heavy loads: Plastic fillers |
140 | Logistics in the 21st Century |
139 | Squeeze on fused magnesia supply & prices |
138 | Peninsula prospects: Mineral opportunities in the Arabian Peninsula |
137 | Ones to watch: Magnesia projects |
136 | The cut and thrust of silicon carbide |
135 | Australia: Land of Plenty |
134 | Solar cell future for minerals |
133 | Sillimanite supply surge: Andalusite and kyanite markets |
132 | Into the fire: Refractories endure heat of recession |
131 | Chinese recovery on green light |
130 | Magnesia make over: Supply market readjustment |
129 | Australia's kaolin rush |
128 | Seeking Saudi mineral potential |
127 | New dawn breaks for Korean magnesia |
126 | State of play: The industry reviewed in IM's 500th issue |
125 | The Dragon has turned: Domestic focus squeezes Chinese exports |
124 | Alumina cement developments |
123 | Magnesite ignites: Western capacity boom |
122 | Frac sand famine |
121 | Supply chain reaction: European mineral processors |
120 | Made in the USA: Boom time for the US minerals industry |
119 | Van Uden ventures out: Rotterdam stevedore diversifies |
118 | CMP's great leap forward |
117 | Soda ash's Indian summer: global supply & demand |
116 | Mineral processing in Asia |
115 | Kaolin's quay to Europe |
114 | Texan talc tale: New era beckons for southern US talc |
113 | Rock and roll: Mineral use trends in paper reviewed |
112 | Talking talc: Supply and markets review |
111 | Mullite in Mongolia |
110 | Magnesia movers & shakers: Market highlights |
109 | A bright carbonate future: GCC supply and demand |
108 | The changing face of China: China's evolving market reviewed |
107 | Ropczye goes East: first Chinese-Polish refractories j-v |
106 | The heat is on: Dead burned v fused magnesia |
105 | Magnesia markers: Magnesia market highlights |
104 | Alumina in a spin: Mineral wool raw materials reviewed |
103 | A choice of flux: Olivine v Dolomite |
102 | Foundry focus: Mineral supply highlights |
101 | Shifting sands: Foundry grade chromite mine to market |
100 | Refractory raw materials: State of play |
099 | Sunshine on silica: Solar cells power fused silica demand |
098 | South China in a stir: Zhanjiang and Fangcheng port activity |
097 | Chinese nepheline syenite: Fineton finds its niche |
096 | Highlights of Haznedar: Turkish refractories and dolomite |
095 | Magnesia minors: Brucite, huntite, & hydromagnesite |
094 | Magnesia: On the high road again |
093 | Zircon no pacifier to market squeeze |
092 | Geohellas: A classic clay tale |
091 | Astron's rising Zr star |
090 | A Dutch solution for magnesia |
089 | Iran's industrial minerals: A window of opportunity |
088 | Mullite: making good in steel & foundry |
087 | Iron's true colours: Iron oxide supply & demand review |
086 | Magnesia in a squeeze |
085 | Alumina cement: Sweet & sour |
084 | Aqaba: Key to Jordan's mineral exports |
083 | Jormag comes of age |
082 | Olivine: Going where the grass is greener |
081 | Zircon: The miller's tale - between a rock and a hard place |
080 | Dead burned magnesia: Back to basics |
079 | Corundum conundrum: Fused alumina feels the heat |
078 | Elements of magnesia: Electrical grade fused magnesia |
077 | In the hall of the magnesite king: Asian DBM reviewed |
076 | Loading up in Liaoning |
075 | Chinese hot pot: Refractory fused magnesia |
074 | REgeneration in autocatalysts: Rare earths markets |
073 | Driving a new market for minerals? Producers look to a material future in fuel cells |
072 | Irons in the fire: What's cooking with sillimanite minerals? |
071 | The scoop on global TiO2: Suppliers raise prices to revive weak market |
070 | Qingdao: China's second largest trade port |
069 | Mineral inspection: Measuring up to change |
068 | Spinel: The steel and cement specialist |
067 | Refractory minerals: trends & developments in supply & demand |
066 | Shandong Magnesite: A survivor in the shadow of Liaoning |
065 | China's refractories market |
064 | Ways & means: Bringing minerals to Europe |
063 | A cracking hot market: Refractories in petroleum refining |
062 | Borates: The Turk of the town |
061 | Alumina cements: Lining up against steel & sewage |
060 | Clays under fire: Supply of refractory clays reviewed |
059 | Lithium takes charge: Supply & demand reviewed |
058 | Lishu Wollastonite in Dalian |
057 | Sillimanite minerals: Refractory market slump takes its toll |
056 | Hernic: An expanding force in South Africa's chrome & andalusite belt |
055 | Chromite in crisis: Producers hold out for October recovery |
054 | Ukraine's minerals: First steppes in world market |
053 | Refractory dolomite: Stainless reputation |
052 | What is IMA? Europe's Industrial Minerals Association profiled |
051 | Chromite supply: A question of ownership |
050 | Shanxi bauxite: Fired up for world markets |
049 | East Asian foreign mineral ventures: Comings & goings |
048 | East Asia refractories: Thai-ed up with steel |
047 | Hong Kong handover: Business as usual? |
046 | Fused silica: Switched on by electronics |
045 | Silicon carbide: Supply sector showdown |
044 | Minerals of Vietnam: Sands' future black & white |
043 | Vietnam: Tiger to be? |
042 | China Chamber of Commerce in the hot seat |
041 | Glass refractories: Oxy-fuel impact fires debate |
040 | Anglo Pacific Resources: Adding a new dimension to the Highlands |
039 | Fused magnesia: The blender's choice |
038 | Refractories in Taiwan: Steel surge sparks hot demand |
037 | Sweet and sour: Foreign ventures in East Asia |
036 | Taiwan tiger: Still burning bright |
035 | China's ceramics market: Showing off in strength |
034 | Opportunity knocks in Norway |
033 | Refractory bauxite: Cut-price dynasty under threat |
032 | Plastic compounding: Where mineral meets polymer |
031 | China's ceramics boom: Firing up in Foshan |
030 | Spinel review: Prices temper steel market promise |
029 | Chinese filler minerals: Reinforcing export potential |
028 | China's minerals industry: Gathering for the great leap forward |
027 | Caustic magnesia markets: Playing with fire |
026 | South Korean refractories: POSCO steels the market |
025 | South Korea's minerals industry: Imports prove Seoul-destroying |
024 | Minerals in European plastics: Polypropylene in the driving seat |
023 | Garnet: Set for blast off? |
022 | European cat litter: absorbing market growth |
021 | Industrial minerals of Japan: Bowing to recession reality |
020 | Talc review: Consolidation & competition |
019 | Moroccan barytes in Yarmouth: Mineral Industries makes the grade |
018 | Trading places: Netherlands' gateways to Europe |
017 | Wollastonite production: Tempo rises as markets grow |
016 | Fine carbonate fillers: PCC breaks ground in paper |
015 | Minerals in the US south-west: Breaking rocks in the hot sun |
014 | US glass industry: Overcapacity shadows strong demand |
013 | Rocky Mountain Magnesite: Baymag starts new fused MgO plant |
012 | Brazil's industrial minerals: Seeking success against all odds |
011 | Energy in North America: The power behind industrial minerals |
010 | US Pacific Northwest: An outpost of industrial mineral wealth |
009 | Drilling in the US Gulf: Cautious optimism for muddy future |
008 | Rare earths: Enter the Dragon |
007 | Dolomite: More than crushed stone |
006 | Bentonite: Overcapacity in need of markets |
005 | Burnt lime/dolime: Seeking markets green |
004 | Minerals in adhesives & sealants: Solving a sticky problem |
003 | Cement trade & industry: Charting its changing course |
002 | Glass markets: Added value impetus |
001 | Diatomite: No skeletons in the cupboard |
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