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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 |
May 4, 2012
The rare earths business isn't unlike a Formula One race, according to the vice-president and senior analyst with Dundee Capital Markets. Companies are speeding to reach production and find strategic partners to grease the wheels to the finish.
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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 Brian Sylvester |
September 7, 2011
The senior mining analyst with Dundee Capital Markets has some rather bullish forecasts for iron ore and copper prices. But given the worldwide economic malaise and a slowdown for China's economic powerhouse, what's his rationale?
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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 |
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.
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By Brian Sylvester |
November 30, 2010
The Byron Capital Markets analyst sees the rare earth elements sector for what it is - something much different from mining copper or gold. He sees the keys to making money in REEs as metallurgy, location, marketing and downstream integration.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
October 19, 2010
There has long been a Colombian discount - due to past violence - and most of the country has yet to be explored by modern exploration methods.
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By Brian Sylvester |
September 28, 2010
This 'offtake thesis' has been a low-risk, high-reward strategy for the past couple years. It's worked out extremely well, and is expected to persist for the foreseeable future.