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Study Group: Iron Ore Mining Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 79

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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Craig Marston, Managing Director, CEM MarineCraig Marston
Managing Director
CEM Marine

Craig Marston is Managing Director at CEM Marine, a firm providing consulting services in the maritime and shipping industry. Mr. Marston has more than 20 years of experience in the maritime industry, including Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for the largest US-flag fleet of ocean-going dry bulk...

James May
Managing Director
May Commodity Associates

James May is the Managing Director of May Commodity Associates, a firm providing strategic advice to clients in the steel, steel raw materials, metals, and industrial minerals sectors. Prior, Mr. May was Director of Steel Research Metal Bulletin. He has extensive contacts within the global steel industry,...

Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLCJack Lifton
Managing Director
Jack Lifton, LLC

Jack Lifton is the Founder of Jack Lifton, a consultancy focusing on the sourcing of nonferrous strategic metals, minerals, and chemicals used both as raw materials and for component manufacturing from the ground up (i.e., starting with exploration and mining). Mr. Lifton has more than 40 years of experience...

James King, Independent Consultant, James KingJames King
Independent Consultant
James King

James King is an independent consultant and economic advisor to industrial metals and raw materials industries. Mr. King started his consultancy on a part-time basis in 1981, specializing in aluminum and steel, and it has since become a full-time occupation. The main clients for these services are metal...

John Ackerman
President
Knox Resources Inc.

John Ackerman is the President and Owner of Knox Resources Inc. Knox is a consulting firm providing strategic planning, joint ventures and acquisitions planning and negotiations, market and business development, and project management services to small and mid-cap industrial minerals, specialty metals...

Richard McLaughlin
Managing Director
Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc

Richard McLaughlin is a Managing Director in the Pittsburgh office of Hatch Associates Consultants. Mr. McLaughlin is responsible for the development, design, and execution of a wide range of management consulting projects for clients in the mining and metals industry with a particular focus on the...

Scott Witt, State Rail and Marine Director, Washington State Department of TransportationScott Witt
State Rail and Marine Director
Washington State Department of Transportation

Scott Witt is the State Rail and Marine Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Mr. Witt is responsible for directing freight and passenger operations and developing rail and marine strategies and policies for the State. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing transportation...

Murray Lines, Founder, Stratum Resources Mineral ConsultancyMurray Lines
Founder
Stratum Resources Mineral Consultancy

Murray Lines is the Founding Director of Stratum Resources Mineral Consultancy, an independent minerals consultancy providing information, supply-demand analysis and advice on policy developments for the mining industry. Mr Lines has been responsible for conducting feasibility studies and providing...

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Australian Ore Prices Unlikely To Hurt Dry Shipping | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: Reaction mixed | www.tradewinds.no
Author: Craig Marston, Managing Director, CEM Marine

Tradewinds reported that Rio Tinto and BHP Billington have finalized contracts with Baosteel for an 80%+ increase in the price of iron ore out of Australia.  This compares favorably to the Vale benchmark achieved earlier this year for a 65% increase out of Brazil and reflects the freight differential...

Fuel Surcharge Under Scrutiny In Jones Act Trades | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: Matson sued | www.tradewinds.no
Author: Craig Marston, Managing Director, CEM Marine

Tradewinds reported that Rhythm of Life Cosmetics has filed a "me too" law suit against Matson Navigation Company (Nasdaq:ALEX) citing the DOJ investigation into the Jones Act liner trades.  This is the first suit against Matson, whom does not participate in the Puerto Rico trade where most of...

Pricing For The Chevrolet Volt Is Becoming GM's Worst Nightmare. Why Would Anyone Buy A 40 - 50 Thouand Dollar Volt Rather Than A Hybrid Toyota Or Honda For Between 23 and 30 Thousand Dollars? | 07-01-2008
Author: Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLC

Is GM planning to introduce and sell the Chevrolet Volt in November, 2010, at a loss? Probably. Even 'Maximum' Bob Lutz admits that the car might sell at a loss 'for many years.' The irreducible costs are not in the raw materials for a lithium ion battery. Lithium is actually rather cheap. They are...

Aren't GM's, And Ford's and Chrysler's, Problems All The Same: Bad Management From The Top Down? | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: GM's Maximum Bob: Don't tell me how to make an E-car | latimesblogs.latimes.com
Author: Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLC

For the last ten years as the center of the OEM automotive industry's growth has shifted to mainland Asia we have heard nothing but failure-excusing buzz words from the 'leaders' of the OEM American automotive industry. Legacy costs, health care, and, just now, as they finally admit it, raw material...

The North American Minor Metals Market Disaster in the Age of Minor Metals | 06-23-2008
Author: Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLC

Survival of their nation's industrial base and industrial independence has sent Japanese companies on a hunt for critical natural resources. When will American's wake up to the damage to out domestic economy that ignoring this issue has already caused and the impending disaster if we do nothing about...

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