All post from: November 2014

The challenge of developing rare earths mines

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Case Studies, Commodities, Conferences, Mining

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I'm currently on holiday in Japan, the world's largest importer of rare earth metals. Whilst I'm here to support my wife giving her first international conference presentation at a paediatrics conference in Nikko, enjoy the bustle of Tokyo and meditate in the surrounds of Kyoto in autumn, it did seem appropriate to post my most recent presentation on rare earths,…
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Uncertainty in tin and tantalum mining

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Mining

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Today I will be attending the last leg of ITRI Tin Explorers and Developers Australian Tour 2014, at the offices of Metals X in Perth. As such it seems a good opportunity to catch up with the backlog of presentations and papers I need to upload to the website. Back in September, as well as presenting a plenary talk on the Economic History…
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An Economic History of the Esoteric Metals Markets

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Conferences, Exploration, Mining

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In September it was my great pleasure to give one of the plenary presentations for China Metals Week in Beijing, organised by Metal Pages. My presentation aim was to draw together the themes of the conference, which were the electronic metals, battery metals, light alloys and antimony. The presentation was entitled: "An Economic History of the Esoteric Metals Markets: Batteries, Electronics, Light Alloys,…
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Mineral Economics for Geologists

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Commodities, Exploration, Mining, Recommended

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Are you a geologist in the mining sector? Do you know how mineral economics drives decision making and success in your industry? Prove it! Take the test now! http://www.slideshare.net/JohnSykes/mineral-economics-for-geologiststakethetestnowcentreforexplorationtargetingweb   Allan Trench and I will be running our Mineral Economics for Geologists short course at the Centre for Exploration Targeting, Curtin University & The University of Western Australia on 2nd…
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