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Getting into bismuth (MiningNewsPremium.net)

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Media, Mineral Economics, Mining, Publications

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On Monday, an article I co-authored with Allan Trench in his Strictly Boardroom column on MiningNewsPremium.net was published. The article is entitled "Getting into bismuth" and makes the point that as an industry we should try to get to understand minor metals' markets, such as bismuth, much better. As miners seek new sources of revenues, as commodity prices fall, companies…
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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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Commodity Price Barometer: 2013 Annual Indicator

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

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Like many others over the new-year period, Greenfields took time to reflect on what has past and what may be forthcoming. As a mineral economist, this of course involves thinking about commodity prices, with an annual compilation of the Greenfields Research Commodity Price Barometer. This New Year 2014 edition steps out from the usual monthly and quarterly reviews to do…
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