Lansky and McKee shook hands, McKee towering over the group. “So you’re Denis Menkov? Victor’s told me the story. He outlived me by quite...

Menkov was in a bit of a daze as he followed his guide. To start with, finding out he was dead had been a bit of a shock. All he...

Menkov and Ansonov stood staring at each other. They were standing in a vast hall, which seemed to go on for ever, with archways down the...

The phone rang, waking Denis Menkov from a deep sleep. He looked at the clock: 3:45a.m. He snatched up the receiver; “Yes?” he barked....

This article was written by David Gaddes. All views and opinions are strictly his own. I first started travelling on business in the...

I’m off to the Mediterranean sunshine of Provence for a couple of weeks, but I thought I would just briefly comment on the way some of...

So was the LME just the appetiser? HKEx seems to be coming back now for the main course, with its unsolicited bid for the London Stock...

Mining is a strange occupation, bred of an almost surreal optimism that believes that digging a hole will provide a route to riches.  As...

This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The recent media interest in Greenland...

I realise we have been a bit lax this year in suggesting books that might appeal for summer holiday reading; we’re pretty much at the end...

This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. For anybody who was involved in the...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In September this year, after 110...

Over the course of my career, I learned that often the best trading opportunities occur around that fuzzy, uncertain line where the LME...

The extraction of metal ores from the earth is a tough business, and as technology advances – which should, on the surface, presumably...

Last week, Fred wrote about range anxiety from the point of view of a user of a pure electric car. I thought I’d explore that a little...

This article was written by Fred Piechoczek. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Lord Copper has introduced a number of ideas on...

This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Coming back from a recent short visit to eastern...

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” So begins LP Hartley’s novel of wistfulness, love, deception and...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. If you haven’t seen The Lehman...

I’ve just spent a few days visiting the Somme battlefield, in northern France, which I last did about fifteen years ago. For the metal...