Metals and Minerals
- Base Metals
- Industrial Minerals
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- Copper
- Copper Bar
- Copper Tape / Fin
- Copper Strip
- Copper Sheet / Plate
- Flat Wire and Copper Strip
- Round Copper Wire
- Copper Billets
- Continuous Cast Copper Rod
- Copper Metal
- Copper Concentrate Highland Valley
- Copper Concentrate Carmen de Andacollo
- Copper Cathode Quebrada Blanca
- Copper Cathode Carmen de Andacollo
- Gold
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- Specialty Metals
Attapulgite
Attapulgite is a soft, highly absorbent clay. It is sold as raw or as semi-calcined, so-called LVM grade. Attapulgite clay is a hydrated magnesium aluminium silicate of the palygorskite mineral group. Its chemical formula is: (Mg₂Al)₂ .
| Colour: | Grey |
|---|---|
| SG: | 2.5 |
| Bulk density: | 0.8 |
| Oil absorption: | 8.4 – 9 % |
| Moisture content: | 0 – 15 % |
Foundry Coatings , Adhesives, sealants and putting,
Oil well drilling mud, Thickening and gelling liquids, binding, filling, sorptive
Used for pet litter, oil well drilling applications,
Thickening, gelling, stabilising and thixotropic agents
Attapulgite clay is used in liquid fertiliser, cat litter, absorbents and in civil engineering.
