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USMMA Forms New Advisory Board

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Earlier today, the United States Magnet Materials Association [USMMA] announced the formation of a new Advisory Board, comprising three highly-respected members of the magnetics & rare earths community. Joining the USMMA in this capacity are: Jack Lifton, of Jack Lifton LLC and The Jack Lifton Report, who is a well known commentator and consultant with [...]

The Critical & Strategic Metals Shindig

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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I know I’ve been rather lax in following up on my last post here, sent just before the Critical & Strategic Metals Conference in Washington DC last week. It was a most interesting event. It gave many folks a chance to interact with other parts of the supply chain that they might not have directly [...]

Critical & Strategic Metals: The Big Pow Wow in Washington D.C.

Monday, October 19, 2009

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I’m currently in Washington D.C., ahead of a three-day meeting called “Managing Supply Chain Risks for Critical & Strategic Metals”. This meeting, co-chaired by Jack Lifton of Jack Lifton, LLC, and Lisa Reisman of Aptium Global, will no doubt be an interesting mix of discussions and participants. It looks to cover rare earth metals, minor metals, platinum [...]

The Sky Is Not Falling: A Different Perspective On The Chinese MIIT Report On Rare Earths

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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In recent days we’ve seen a flurry of activity concerning reports that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for a total ban on foreign shipments of certain rare earths elements. These reports also claim that other rare earth metals including neodymium, would be restricted to a combined export quota of 35,000 [...]

Blogging About Rare Metals

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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The Rare Metal Blog [RMB] came online late last year, created by the folks at Pro-Edge Consultants as a resource for investors, developers and any one else interested in the extraction, processing and end uses of rare metals [which include the rare earth elements, of course a vital part of Nd-Fe-B and Sm-Co permanent magnets] and [...]