Author Archive for Gareth Hatch TechMetals Research LLC
Gareth Hatch analyzes the role of rare & strategic metals in the technology supply chain. He has particular expertise in permanent magnet materials, devices & systems. Gareth is a Founding Principal of Technology Metals Research, LLC, the Founder of Terra Magnetica and is an Editor at RareMetalBlog. Originally from the UK, He has finally become used to living in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
Projected Global Supply Of Rare Earths In 2015 and Beyond
Last weekend I posted an article on the issue of China becoming a net importer of rare earths by 2015….
Will China Become A Net Importer of Rare Earths By 2015?
The buzz in the rare-earths industry over the past few weeks, sending the analysts scrambling to update their spreadsheets, has been the shocking news that China will become a net importer of rare earths by 2015, completely altering the supply and demand dynamics of the global rare-earth industry. At least, that is, if this news is [...]
February 2011 Updates To the TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index
..I’ve recently made some updates to the metrics that make up the…
TREM’11 Is Just Around The Corner
..In March of last year, the Technology & Rare Earth Metals Center…
UK Parliament Completes Initial Hearings On Strategic Metals
..The Committee sort to answer five key questions…
The Curious Case Of The REE Companies That Aren’t
In the last few weeks a curious meme has been propagating….
The Bloomberg Rare Earth Mineral Resources Index
..at the end of December 2010 Bloomberg launched its Rare Earth Mineral Resources Index….
Review Of A Proposed New Method For Evaluating Rare-Earth Deposits
The Russian Academy of Sciences publishes a journal called “Geology of Ore Deposits”..
On Rare-Earths, Quotas And Embargoes
As we approach the end of October 2010, initial news coverage of disruptions in the Chinese supply…..
The Goldilocks Principle: What The Engineers Are Missing
Earlier this week, Mickey Fulp, the “Mercenary Geologist”, published a thought-provoking piece in response to the article that……