Jeff Desjardins
Copper: Highly conductive and so widely used for electrical wiring, plumbing, and industrial machinery. Copper is mined worldwide, most notably inChina, Peru, and Chile. Iron Ore: One of the rawest forms of metal commodities. At present, Australia has the largest iron ore reserves with over...
As mentioned above, molybdenum is rarely produced as a primary metal, but rather as a by-product, mostly from copper mining. Hence, much of the world’s molybdenum supply is directly tied to major copper producing mines. This means that the supply side of the molybdenum market is very depen...
Another issue is monopolistic practices. One of the assets Slim picked up with Telmex was one of the largest Mexican makers of copper wire. He then stopped Telmex from buying wire from the company’s competitor.24The Mexican government has fought for years to curb Slim’s dominance in the te...
Treatment: The University of Minnesota Extension recommends applying copper fungicides once before buds open in the spring and again when needles have grown to their full length in the summer. Several years of treatment may be needed. Pruning infected branches and moving sprinklers away from pine ne...
5. How much time is an investor allowed to start his project? The amount of time allowed for starting a registered project depends on the type of the proposed project and the period set by the proponent in the feasibility study with the approval of the BOI/PEZA/IPAs. Generally, the ...
In spite of recession worries, the economy is very much ALIVE and the continuing inflationary forces will ensure growth into 2024. Furthermore, a major part of the “decline” in inflation was due to falling energy prices which is excluded from headline CPI. So-called core inflation has risen...
By splitting 12-hour work days into two six-hour shifts, for instance, Teck Resources has been able to employ more women in its Chilean copper mine than any other in the country.43 Wellness in action In 2015, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, among others, asked beyondblue—an Australian ...
Much of the world has long held a fearful image of the Shuar tribespeople. The idea of a person who, under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs, will drive a spear through your throat, cut your head from your body, and wear it, shrunken, is indeed fearsome. Beginning in 1599, the Sh...
Shopping and stocking up has taken on a whole new meaning during the pandemic, for us too. I can’t safely go to the store as often as I used to and there isn’t as much on the shelves when I do. I have to be strategic; I need a system. And of course I’ve amassed a lot...