December 2008

When A Penny Saved Is Worth More Than A Penny Earned

by Lisa Reisman on December 26, 2008

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   Though this vintage Green Metal Savings Bank (discovered via swissmiss) is sold out at eclectic store Three Potato Four in Northern Virgina, it reminds us to keep saving Copper Plated Zinc, Cupro-Nickel, and Manganese-Brass. As the economically neutral saying goes, “A Copper Plated Zinc saved is a Copper Plated Zinc earned.” – Nate Burgos

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Happy Holidays!

by Lisa Reisman on December 25, 2008

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We wish you all a warm and wonderful holiday. MetalMiner will return tomorrow.

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Nuclear Power Rising, Alongside Metals Opportunities

by Stuart Burns on December 24, 2008

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The spike in the oil price had one beneficial effect. It got governments and policymakers actively considering long term power costs again, a subject that had received little more than lip service when oil, gas and coal costs remained low. When oil prices reached more than $100/barrel and thermal coal and gas prices correspondingly increased, [...]

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Mexican Violence Still Not Under Control

by Lisa Reisman on December 24, 2008

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Over the past few weeks we have covered a few stories on the situation involving violence in Mexico. You can read those posts here and here. We even managed to get ourselves into a lively debate on the topic over on Spend Matters. Some thought we were a little xenophobic. Others accused us of getting [...]

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Aluminum Prices Get a Lift From China

by Stuart Burns on December 23, 2008

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Not surprisingly, we widely hold that lower metal prices are good for just about everyone, provided that, in the long run, producers can still turn a profit and the industry continues to invest. But the precipitous fall in prices over the last half year, though welcome to consumers has caused mayhem among distributors as falling [...]

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Concrete Architect Tadao Ando’s Other Material

by Lisa Reisman on December 23, 2008

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In addition to coverage of the major metals markets, MetalMiner also covers key product developments and other uses of metals. In our continuing series on metal use in architecture and design, we welcome guest blogger, Nate Burgos. Nate writes the blog Design Feaster.   Last June, the Stone Hill Center made its debut. It is a [...]

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Recent Contango Patterns Hurt Commodities Investors

by Lisa Reisman on December 22, 2008

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The recent commodity crash posed plenty of problems for commodities investors, but “roll penalties” are starting to cause new losses for already-troubled investors. Key commodity indexes are suffering from these penalties, spurred when metals and other commodities, such as oil and crop futures, took a drastic fall earlier this winter. In a recent article, writer [...]

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New Fuel Cell Replaces Platinum with Nickel

by Lisa Reisman on December 19, 2008

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Taking a break from rare, pricy platinum, Chinese engineers invented a less expensive fuel cell that replaces the typical platinum catalyst with a nickel substitute.   In every fuel cell, a noble metal is used as a catalyst to create protons and electrons from fuel and hydrogen atoms. The protons react with oxygen to create water, [...]

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