May 10, 20134 minAnd now for my disclaimer ‘Lipmann reports from the recent MMTA conference in Washington DC’.As attendees to metal conferences know all too well, it is now rather ‘de rigeur’ to make a disclaimer. My own, prior to my talk on...
Feb 11, 20133 minThe Rare Earth Fiasco Comes to an EndIt all started in 2007 with a report by the US National Academy of Sciences, entitled “Minerals, Critical Minerals and the U.S. Economy”,...
Oct 12, 20122 minMMTA – Zirconium Supply and Demand – Brief statsFor any trader visiting this subject for the first time, it is important to note that about 70% of all metallic zirconium will go into...
Oct 11, 20123 minHafnium Supply-Demand – MMTA – Brief Metal Statistics*Currently it is believed that Ukraine has ceased metal production and that raw material passes to Russia for processing – hence...
Oct 10, 20122 minMetal Statistics – Rhenium – an overviewWhen compared to the 15mln tons of copper from which it is sourced, rhenium’s approx 45mt supply and 54mt demand is by any standards...
Aug 17, 20123 minNo country for old metal menOld metal men have been shaking their heads and lachrymating Olympically into their beers at confirmation of the sale of the London Metal...
Jul 25, 20125 minNo one can save the LME nowBy the time you read this, it will be too late. Today members of the LME vote on whether to accept the $2.14 bln bid put forward by the...
Jun 26, 20124 minRhenium – “One Metal, Two Guvnors”The stage show making all the headlines on both sides of the Atlantic is the Goldoni revival and re-write ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ in which...
Apr 5, 20124 minResource Nationalism from the Other End of the TelescopeSome Mining Journal readers may know of the industry link formed a few years ago between the Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) and...