We don’t often write about the minor metals or rare metals and never in the same article. To be fair if the minor metals are minor then the rare earths are more minor still. Depending on who you talk to the two groups can overlap. The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) defines minor metals rather [...]
Though we at MetalMiner don’t feel the stimulus package goes far enough to stimulate broad manufacturing activity, it’s probably better than a stick in the eye as the saying goes. Now that we have had a chance to see and review portions of the package in detail (particularly the energy portion) we thought a deeper [...]
Pierre Blanc’s reinterpretation of the vase revs up a traditional form with sonic power. Whether you see musical tension, showmanship or brute force, these vases are virtuosic displays of daring artistry. You can see the anthems belted out from each vase’s anatomy. The Metallica vase is a high-volume homage to the seminal band’s induction into [...]
Those with a proven track record of foreseeing both boom and bust have been speaking out during the last few days on the economic situation and giving their views on how long it will last. Speaking at a University of Columbia dinner last Friday, George Soros is reported in Reuters to have said the world [...]
It would be unkind and inaccurate to liken Airbus’ monstrous A380 to a super tanker but production changes at the European aircraft maker certainly evolve at a super tanker’s pace. As the rest of the world faced a crisis of confidence, falling prices and gridlocked finances, last summer Airbus still planned to increase production of [...]
Photo credit: Dave Hicks, The Museum of HP Calculators In 1938 before the start of World War II, Curt Herzenstark invented the Curta, a small, hand-cranked mechanical calculator. He perfected the design while in the Buchenwald concentration camp and redrew it from memory when the camp was liberated in 1945. Its compact handheld design and [...]
Okay we admit it, this is kind of a long shot from being a hardcore MetalMiner metals article but what the heck we thought it intriguing. Whether you buy into the whole global warming argument or not there is no doubt our politicians will spend an enormous amount of our money tackling the problem. Quite [...]
The wheels of government turn slowly and the change in administration put the last few months of the previous administration into a holding pattern waiting for the new policy makers to arrive. So may be we should be impressed with the speed at which two new pieces have been put before the House and Senate [...]
