Tungsten Current Affairs, GK & News
Drone-based Mineral Exploration
India’s largest iron ore producer, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Ltd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT Kharagpur for the purpose of drone-based mineral exploration. Overview: Drone-based Geophysical Surveys and Hyperspectral Studies for Mineral Exploration would be conducted by NMDC for the first time in India. The collaboration between NMDC and IIT-Kharagpur ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: beach sands • Copper • Diamond • Drone-based Mineral Exploration • IIT Kharagpur • limestone • magnesite • National Mineral Development Corporation • NMDC Ltd • Rock Phosphate • Tungsten
EU reaches deal to curb funding of conflict minerals
The European Union has concluded a deal to stem the flow of gold and other metals used for funding of armed conflicts or produced in conditions that violated human rights. EU importers of minerals like tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold and their ores have to mandatorily conduct checks on their suppliers, smelters and refiners beginning from ..
Topics: Chemical elements • Chemistry • Conflict resource • Minerals • Ore • Physical sciences • Refractory metals • Tantalum • Transition metals • Tungsten