Thank you to all the US members who contributed to the MMTA consultation on the Office of US Trade Representative’s (USTR) consultation on Section 301 tariffs that included proposed 25%…
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As we get closer to the century since the discovery of rhenium, speciality metals trader Anthony Lipmann introduces us to the extraordinary woman who identified this rare element in the…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: August 2024Drought and electricity shortages – but Mufulira battles on
Perhaps I should not alienate all our Crucible readers at once by suggesting that most of us are, shall we say, rather spoilt. While I would be the first to…
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Conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an ongoing dispute between two due diligence organisations has made global tantalum smelters more wary of sourcing material from DRC and…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: August 2024The tungsten price rollercoaster: what is behind the ups and downs?
Tungsten prices rose to their highest peak in a decade in May this year. In this article for The Crucible, Project Blue explores the factors driving this development. Tungsten concentrate…
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View from North America Dear Members Good afternoon from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Now back from St Andrews, Rome, London and Ipswich. Mongolia OK, surely someone must know. I am most…