April Fool’s Day has a long history; at least, some believe so. English Literature graduates will no doubt recall the reference in...

There are possibly worse things than to be a celeb helicoptered into the Ozzie bush to eat grubs for a living. Being short of Vanadium or...

I can remember studying nineteenth century British history at school. There were the exciting bits with the battles, like – pace French...

Lord Copper gave us an enticing commentary on the book (‘When Genius Failed’) about the LTCM debacle, and then followed this up with a...

Writing last week about LTCM and its mathematical modelling of financial markets started me thinking a bit more about whole topic. At...

I’ve just finished reading a book I probably should have read years ago. It’s When Genius Failed, by Roger Lowenstein. It was published...

Ah, those pesky unintended consequences. Always lurking, just out of sight, ready to jump out and surprise the unwitting. When Franz...

Dear Mr McDonnell, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny! It’s not that long ago that I wrote to you and your friend Jez outlining some basic...

This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. More than fifty years ago, during the Cold...

This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions are strictly his own. I’ve recently developed the habit, when...

Recycling is one of the topics of the moment right now, particularly as a result of the Chinese decision no longer to take shipments of...

2017 wasn’t a bad year for the LME business. Prices – while not roaring – advanced generally healthily  through the year, and, wonder of...

This article was written by Fred Piechoczek. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Comparing the amoeba to the human shows how...

This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In the past year there has been a...

This article was written by John Wolff. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Sometimes one is surprised to find out interesting...

Time to look back on the year just coming to an end. On a personal level, it’s been a horrible year, but that’s not really a subject for...

This article was written Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. On 11th November 2012, a Russian banker,...

This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Looking at the way so many metal and...

This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and openions expressed are strictly his own. This year, the increasing valuations...

I’m sure most readers will have seen one of those frequently reproduced photographs of hopeful putative miners wearily scaling the...