Have you ever been curious as to what machinery we use here at SMF?
Then why not look and read about it.. Here.
You’ll see what the machinery is called 
SMF Machinery
September 4th, 2010Tumblr Blog
September 1st, 2010So we also have a new blog as well as this one and its on a web based programme called tumblr.
If you would like to check it out click here, or put this link into your browser http://smfuk.tumblr.com/
The posts are similar and there also photos uploaded there too, if you have tumblr yourself why not ‘follow’ us.
Canadian Reactor finally back online
August 18th, 2010A nuclear reactor based in Canada that has been shut down for 15 months has finally been reopened.
It has been under repair for the whole time and this week it was back up, there also is another reactor based in the Netherlands which has also been down and still is until hopefully being back up next month.
The reactor in Chalk River (Canada) makes molybdenum and from this place it has to be sent straight away directly to various hospitals and pharmacies as the radioactive metal has a ‘half life’ of around 66 hours.
Plant Machinery
August 14th, 2010We have mentioned before about our plant machinery and we would like let you know that you can view our machines by following the link below.
We have a ‘showcase‘ of images showing each machine, and you can view them by navigating left and right to compare each machine.
Titanium Treasure
August 11th, 2010The biggest titanium mine based in Cambodia has been estimated by its owner to have up to $135 billion in deposits and is setting up to start producing in Koh Kong in 2011. Its in Chi Pat village and will be 20,400 hectares, which will be the biggest in Cambodia to date.
Chea Chet said “the project had received approval from both the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy and the Cambodian Development Council”.
“We are going to process titanium slag and shift it to Japan, the United States, China – any market we can sell it to” he said. Titanium slag is a semi-processed form of the element. It is treated further to produce titanium – used in a wide range of products ranging from toothpaste, to lasers and aircraft engines.
Chea Chet also added “In every 100 million tonnes of ore, 45 percent was slag. This could be sold at between $700 to $2,500 per tonne, depending on market fluctuations, he said.
Major molybdenum mines flood
August 4th, 2010Chinese Molybdenum prices have risen since last week since the major mines have flooded.
The price has increased by 5% and the main mines have closed causing the increase as its unsure when they will be reopened again.
The biggest producer of molybdenum has obviously had to close due to the flooding and the water has affected the workers and stopped them from being able to carry on.