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Metals Prices Heading For The Roof

by Admin February 7, 2010

by Jim Jones – TIMES LIVE – Published: Feb 7, 2010
Speakers at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town this week seemed as one in warning of a near-term supply-demand squeeze and some solid price increases for a swathe of metals.
They made the point that China and India will be central to minerals demand growth. And [...]

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Mining Indaba 2010 – Reflections on Day 1

by Admin February 2, 2010

by Matthew Kennard – FT ALPHAVILLE – Published: Feb 2, 2010
He may have been robbed but that hasn’t stopped FT Alphaville’s man on the ground at the Indaba mining conference in Cape Town from filing his thoughts on the opening day of the industry’s annual South African jamboree.
By Matthew Kennard:
The conference started in fitting fashion [...]

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Rare Earth Demand Rises, No Supply Increase Seen Outside China

by Admin February 2, 2010

by Jade Davenport – MINING WEEKLY– Published: Feb 1, 2010
Demand for rare-earth metals was increasing “exponentially”, primarily driven by demand for new technology, independent consultant and commentator Jack Lifton said on Monday.
He told delegates attending the 2010 Mining Indaba in Cape Town that 2010 was already shaping up as the year of rare metals.
Rare-earth metals are [...]

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On The Green Road: Cape Town Capers – A Field Report On The Rare Metals Mania Of 2010

by Jack Lifton January 30, 2010

It’s just about midnight, local time on Saturday, January 30, 2010, and I’m about to land in Cape Town in the Republic of South Africa. I’ve been traveling for 24 hours from my home base in Detroit. On Monday I will be speaking in Cape Town at Mining Indaba 2010, Africa’s annual mining congress and probably [...]

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Defining and Winning the HREE Horse Race

by Jack Lifton November 28, 2009

Last weekend I was in San Francisco, speaking at the Hard Assets Investment Conference. My topic was the production of heavy rare earth elements (HREEs).  The title of my main presentation was “Who will win the race to be the first to produce HREEs outside of China in the 21st century?” My specific answer to [...]

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Strategic & Critical Metals in Washington, D.C.

by Jack Lifton October 26, 2009

I co-chaired a conference in Washington, D.C. last week, Oct. 20-22, called “Supply Chain Management for Strategic & Critical Metals.” It was an eye-opener for me with respect to both the current level of interest and of knowledge of this topic among private industry end users of strategic & critical metals, government(s), producers (mining companies), [...]

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