Jun 17, 20166 min readWelcome 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 min readTurning 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...
Nov 4, 20154 min readTo 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...
Jul 8, 20152 min readWhat the Rare Earth fiasco teaches usSir, Your obituary on the death of U.S. Rare Earth miner, Molycorp, (June 25th 2015, Boom in once ‘rare earth’ metals ends in miner’s...
Jan 20, 20154 min readHafnium – hot right now because it can take the heatDemand for the minor metal hafnium has stepped up with growing use within the aerospace industry for heat-resistant alloys, while nuclear...