By Tom Butcher In addition to its base metal, oil and other natural resources, Brazil has considerable wealth in a variety of minor metals. Brazil has been having a very…
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After a dramatic spike in 2022, hafnium’s price has fallen somewhat closer to earth. By historical measures the price is still strikingly elevated but the volatility post-2021 appears to have…
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From the A Bomb to Hinkley Point and Beyond — Minor Metals in Nuclear James Walsh, MMTA Nuclear power has certainly had its up and downs over the last 70…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: June 2023
MMTA International Minor Metals Conference 2023 Report
by Polina Sparks June 30, 202325-26 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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CrucibleThe Crucible: April 2016
MMTA Welcomes Australian Zirconia as New Member
by MMTA April 5, 2016The MMTA is pleased to welcome Australian Zirconia as a new member. Australian Zirconia Limited (AZL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Australian multi commodity mining company, Alkane Resources…
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Perhaps the recent history of hafnium answers the question - ‘What are minor metal merchants for?’ A minor metals trader of the 1970s, it is fair to say, could safely…