Jul 29, 20166 minRain Stops Play at FarnboroughThe Farnborough International Airshow, the world’s largest biennial exhibition for aerospace, defence and space opened on Monday July 11;...
Jun 17, 20166 minWelcome to the Rare Metal AgeDavid S Abraham is in London at the Royal Institute of International Affairs to talk about his book, The Elements of Power, to a small...
Mar 31, 20166 minTurning Ploughshares into Swords (Why War is Good for the Metals Business)At a meeting of some of the writers and sponsors of Lord Copper (www.lord-copper.com) towards the end of last year, there was a debate...
Mar 2, 20165 minHow Rhodium lost its Mojo (and how, like Austin Powers, it might get it back…)It is not immediately obvious how to establish a link between Austin Powers and Rhodium – but I’ll try. It centres, essentially, on...
Feb 22, 20167 minDrakelands Tungsten Mine – Could this be the most popular mine in the world?Who would be a miner? If your name happens to be Glencore, Anglo, BHP, Vedanta, Rio you might be wondering what kind of model made you...
Nov 4, 20154 minTo Hf or Hf not? Who cares about Hafnium?Perhaps the recent history of Hafnium can best illustrate the question – ‘What are minor metal merchants for?’ A minor metals trader of...