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The trade in minor metals occupies itself with the movement of by-product elements from their place of origin to factory gate. As various as end-uses are, so is the diversity
The Germanium coming out of Russia and the CIS has mainly been in the form of GeO2, a white free flowing powder, and scrap of optical equipment as well as
Think of a flat screen such as you might see at an airport check-in desk, in designer corporate headquarters or, even perhaps the screen on
When the MMTA was formed in 1973 Cadmium was one of the first seven minor metals for whom a norm was devised. Supply generally
Unlike gold, and because it is plentiful and cheaper than its rival bullion metal, silver has enjoyed many industrial uses – apart from adornment, Silver
Holmium (Ho, atomic number 67) is a lanthanide and is classed as a ‘heavy rare earth’ element. It was discovered in 1879 by a Swedish chemist, Per Theodor Cleve, who named it after the Latin name for his native city, Stockholm.
Dysprosium (Dy, atomic number 66) is a lanthanide and is classed as a ‘heavy rare earth’ element.
Gadolinium (atomic number 64) is a member of the lanthanide group of elements, also dubbed ‘rare earths’.
