May 27, 20205 minOn a Marché sur la LuneLord Copper threw down the challenge. If he could link Asterix to metal, could I do the same with Tintin? Buying metals from Russia in...
Apr 15, 20205 minHow the Covid virus propelled Germanium into the limelightCometh the hour, cometh the metal. Like rhenium, a mere particle in its host ores and concentrates, the quantity of germanium atoms can...
Mar 25, 20206 minViral PonderingsBuffett in the buff? ‘Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked’ There are surely few in business who have...
Jan 15, 20205 minCowboys and IndiumMinor metals, such as indium, rarely hit the headlines. But, when they do, it is not usually for the right reasons. So, to quote Neddie...
Jan 10, 20202 minChlor-Alkali ProcessBy Ross Milverton The chlor-alkali process, as complicated as it sounds, is simply the separation of the chlorine and sodium atoms found...
Jan 10, 20202 minIridiumBy Ross Milverton Iridium was first discovered in 1803 by Smithson Tennant, when he was dissolving a sample of platinum in strong...
Dec 18, 20195 minNo New Beginning for ZambiaAcross the street from where I live in Somerset is a white Zimbabwean farmer. He and his family live today in a broken-down building on a...
Nov 13, 20193 minTremor in ChileHow quickly the world changes. I was in Chile in August, welcomed by members of state owned copper producer Codelco, and visiting old...
Aug 14, 20194 minA Chilean DiaryIn September this year, after 110 years of open cast mining, Chuquicamata, one of the world’s most famous copper mines, goes underground....