Mining News Pro - lobal mining giant Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Platina scandium project from Platina Resources for a whopping $14 million.

Monday, May 1, 2023 - 22:33:28

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) announced Friday it has produced a first batch of high purity scandium oxide at its commercial scale demonstration plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. This makes RTFT the first North American producer of the critical mineral, used in solide oxide fuel cells and in aluminium alloys.

Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 13:24:04

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has sold its first batch of aluminium-scandium alloy to Australian metal additive manufacturer Amaero, which will be supplied from the Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Canada.

Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 12:13:54 PM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has commenced construction of a commercial scale scandium demonstration plant at the For et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Quebec, Canada.

Friday, January 15, 2021 - 10:31:22 PM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto and the Quebec government have announced the development of the first scandium oxide plant in North America. The commercial-scale demonstration plant, which is already under construction, will cost about $6 million and has the capacity to produce 3 tonnes per year.

Friday, January 15, 2021 - 4:21:50 PM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has uncovered a new method to recover high-purity scandium oxide using waste from the production of titanium dioxide at its production facilities in Canada.

Friday, May 29, 2020 - 3:19:59 PM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has uncovered a new method to recover high purity scandium oxide using waste from the production of titanium dioxide at its production facilities in Quebec.

Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 12:33:08 PM

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