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May 15, 20115 min read
Separating Facts and Fiction in the Rhenium Market
President Kennedy said: The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth...
Apr 20, 20118 min read
How the EU Chemical Directive created a Dark Age in Europe
At Rolls-Royce Plc in Derby, they are precision-casting the turbine blades for the Trent 1000, the lead engine for the Boeing Dreamliner....
Apr 11, 20111 min read
Letter to Financial Times – No change for Zambians, except to see others getting rich
Sir, As “Investors flock to Glencore IPO” (April 6) one part of the world at least is not overjoyed at the news. In Zambia, where the...
Nov 2, 20107 min read
The Trouble with Tantalum-by Suzannah Lipmann
At the Almeida Theatre in Islington (London) a play depicting life, trapped in the Congo conflict over minerals came to an end in June...
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A visit to Mufulira – by Rachel Swindon
After 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 read
This metal life – Till Death Do Us Trade
There 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 read
How 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...
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