Nov 2, 20107 min readThe Trouble with Tantalum-by Suzannah LipmannAt the Almeida Theatre in Islington (London) a play depicting life, trapped in the Congo conflict over minerals came to an end in June...
Oct 8, 20107 min readA visit to Mufulira – by Rachel SwindonAfter a long flight we arrived at Ndola airport and were met by Howard, a student from the town we were heading to, Mufulira. The journey...
Jul 16, 20102 min readThis metal life – Till Death Do Us TradeThere is a kind of mad obsession that gradually seizes and grips the organism once introduced to metal trading. I have seen it take a...
Jul 16, 20103 min readHow to reach a fair price for Rhenium?Arguments over the basis on which commodities are priced is an ever-green topic. In April 2010, BHP and Vale, promptly advised their main...
May 4, 20104 min readRhenium: Is it Critical?Much attention around the world is being given to the subject of criticality in metals. So let us examine Rhenium against this set of...
Nov 16, 20096 min readMetal Stockpiles – Time to Learn the Lessons of History?“We’re good at two things in Washington”, lobbyist, Jeff Green, a delegate to The ‘Critical and Strategic Metals’ conference on October...