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By Mark O'Byrne |
November 7, 2012
Gold fell slightly in Asia prior to eking out further gains and rising above $1,730/oz in early European trading after President Obama was confirmed as the next president of the United States.
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By Brian Sylvester |
June 4, 2012
Is the rare earths space an industry in decline, a bubble popped? Not so, says the head of global research and clean technologies analyst at Byron Capital Markets. Hykawy says establishing a supply outside of China could breathe new life into this exiled market.
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By Brian Sylvester |
January 4, 2012
China's tight grip on rare earth elements supply may loosen as other deposits around the world come to fruition in 2012 and the head of global research with investment bank Byron Capital Markets, discusses the supply and demand fundamentals.
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By Jon Hykawy |
November 3, 2011
Rare earths are an unsettling topic. Today, everyone tries to claim a concrete view on these materials since at least 2002. But unless you were a scientist or involved in making catalysts or magnets, you probably didn't know they existed until last year.
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By Brian Sylvester |
August 12, 2011
End-users are emerging as key players in the rare earth space. In this interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jon Hykawy shares his views on where this trend is headed
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By Brian Sylvester |
June 7, 2011
Just what are critical metals? They are sometimes referred to as "strategic" or "technology" metals, but clear definitions for these terms often prove elusive and routinely depend on to whom you're talking.
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By William Mbaho |
May 17, 2011
Heightened global demand for vanadium, especially from China, is prompting the global steel industry to aggressively seek out new supplies, especially in the US where this 21st century metal is becoming increasingly indispensible.
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By Marc Davis |
March 8, 2011
Vanadium has been creating quite a buzz in clean energy circles of late. And that is expected to give a big boost to production of the little-known metal in North America, including the first vanadium mine being developed in Nevada.
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By Brian Sylvester |
January 25, 2011
Don't look now, but vanadium demand is ramping up, the head of global research with Byron Capital Markets, says. The metal could see demand jump if battery manufacturers start using it to boost power output in lithium-vanadium cells
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By Brian Sylvester |
January 12, 2011
The head of global research with Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets, handicaps most of the players in the lithium space and highlights a few that could be takeover targets.