The Crucible: January 2018
‘In the long run…’ Demand, supply, and the economics of resource availability
The mining industry has a problem, bemoaned Codelco chairman Oscar Landerretche…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: May 2016FAME Project – Sustainable exploitation of Critical Raw Materials in the EU
FAME is a transnational research and innovation project to identify economically viable, technology to exploit European ore deposits that are often relatively small in tonnage terms. Technologies will be optimised… -
Tom Butcher, Consultant A Bit of Background Iran has lived with sanctions for many years now. And still does. The first hefty set of sanctions was unilaterally imposed upon the… -
As the proud owner of my very own personalised Liquidmetal USB stick, made back in 2008, I was thrilled to hear this extraordinary material mentioned at the MMTA’s recent conference.… -
25-26 April 2023 Charlotte, NC, USA Day 1 – Tuesday, April 25 For delegates who had neither played golf at the Bermuda Run Country Club (kindly sponsored by ICD…
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In the world of smart phones, smart watches and even smart central heating, why not take a look at smart alloys? In particular shape memory alloys (SMAs). SMAs ‘remember’ their…