NANOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED MINERAL MARKETS DEMAND INCREASE
April 1st, 2006
BY MARK ROWE
NANOTECHNOLOGY appears set to push prices for nano-altered minerals into the range of thousands of US dollars a kilogram, according to a leading expert. He claims nanotechnology, which can offer greater strength and yield for less effort, may open up a new global market for the globing mining industry.
For now, the rate of nano-production in mining appears modest. Across the world, the amount of mined material altered by nanotechnology is around 500 tonnes a year, according to Murray Lines, director of Stratum Resources in Australia. Furthermore, ...
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