By Keith Nuthall and Katherine Dunn
The technical director of European Industrial Minerals Association IMA-Europe has warned that the impending accession of Russia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) may not be a bonanza for European bulk mineral importers, although it could help buyers of high-value minerals.
Russia is a potential source of rare earths, tantalum, niobium and zirconium, and if China imposed tougher export restrictions on its...