Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it is seeking public comment on a recently released draft list of minerals “considered critical to the economic and national security of the United States.” Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook An executive order from President Trump in December directed […]
Category: Minor Metals
Week in Review: Aluminum Prices, Section 232 Analysis and the VIX
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the stories here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook What’s up with aluminum? After a strong 2017 the metal hasn’t seen as much upward movement as some other […]
Is the Lithium Market a Bull or a Bubble Set to Pop?
A while back I was called by a journalist at a prominent paper and asked what I thought about the lithium market. Was it another rare earth metals story – limited supply and rapidly escalating demand? Or, worse, was the world simply going to run out of lithium in the face of surging battery demand […]
This Morning in Metals: Britain Uses $1M Toward Satellite Research to Locate Minerals
This morning in metals news, the U.K. is looking to be a low-carbon player in the post-Brexit world, Chinese steel mills get a win and the City of Chicago files a lawsuit against U.S. Steel related to toxic spills into Lake Michigan by the company last year. MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook provides 2018 buying strategies for […]
Tantalum, Lithium Markets Set to Grow Over Next Four Years
While tantalum and lithium aren’t materials we often talk about in this space — even so, founder and Executive Editor Lisa Reisman’s 2011 post on tantalum prices remains one of MetalMiner’s most-viewed posts — they are metals that could see their stock rise in the coming years, according to a recent report. Need buying strategies […]
