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Vintage Molybdenum News

When looking through google recently we came across some classic news articles. A molybdenum article from The Deseret in 1966 – they were speaking about Molybdenum then, just before they had blogs. Click here to have a little read and also just have a browse at it. It reads ‘ …

Zirconium…

Is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40. The name of zirconium is taken from the mineral zircon. Its atomic mass is 91.224. It is a lustrous, gray-white, strong transition metal that resembles titanium. Zirconium is mainly used as a refractory and opacifier, although minor amounts …

Job for a gold miner!

IT is a management job offering a great opportunity for one successful candidate. The National Trust is looking for a gold mine manager to run its Dolaucothi Gold Mines near Pumsaint in Carmarthenshire. Although they no longer operate as working mines, the site in the Cothi Valley is a tourist attraction …

Stock

Wrought Products As a stockist of Molybdenum, Tantalum and other refractory materials we are also able to offer a very reactive and competitive wrought product service. We stock a wide range of materials in plate, sheet, bar, rod & wire form and can supply a range of standard sizes with a very …

Final crackdown on special metal thefts

A new scheme to tackle the problem of metal theft has launched, making it easier to trace sellers of scrap metal and harder to pass on illegitimately obtained copper and other metals. Operation Tornado is starting as a trial project in the north east of England, and will require people …

New team set up to target metal thieves

A team of police officers has been set up in Mexborough to target metal and cable thieves. Chief Inspector Neil Thomas said: “Due to a restructure across the Force, five officers from Barnsley will be coming over to Doncaster with three of them being based in Mexborough. “We have also …

Scrap metal petition started

A district councillor says she is supporting a petition to stop metal thefts following a crimewave which has sparked calls for changes to the law that governs scrap metal dealers. Tory Jenny Antill, who represents Acton and Great Waldingfield, has signed a petition seeking to stop the rising amount of …

Gold on downfall

Gold declined today as the dollar, an alternative asset to the yellow metal, was on the rise thanks to renewed concerns about Europe’s ability to resolve its fiscal problems, which the euro and boosted the grenback’s safe haven appeal. Standard & Poor’s yesterday warned that 15 members of the 17-national …

Silver or stocks?

Why buy silver whеn уоu knоw the financial media put sо muсh emphasis on stocks? Wall Street makes its billions bу promoting stocks аnd bonds. That`s whеre thе big commissions arе made buying and selling paper assets. For thіѕ reason precious metals do not get muсh attention. For the retail …

Buying course for scrap metals comes to BAO

The intensive one-day course, Buying Scrap Gold and Silver, will be hosted twice in the new year on January 18 and February 1. It has been created for anyone who wishes to engage in buying scrap gold and silver from the public and covers basic standards and best practice and …