Patrick Stratton

Patrick has 30 years of experience in analysing the markets for metals and minerals, including nearly 25 years with Roskill, where he served as a director, and four years in association with OnG Commodities. He has been the lead author of many published market reports and has undertaken numerous consulting projects for private sector and government clients worldwide. His focus in recent years has been on tantalum, niobium, hafnium, caesium and scandium. He holds a BA in European Business Administration and a Diplôme d’Études Supérieures Européennes de Management (Middlesex Business School, London, and École Supérieure de Commerce, Reims, France). Patrick is a dual Canadian and British citizen and is based in Québec.

Andrew Matheson

Andrew has 30 years of experience in minor and critical metals, including executive roles in Cabot Croporation’s Supermetals business, as founder and CEO of Nanoscale Powders LLC (a rare-earth and refractory materials manufacturer) and as a consultant to metals and mining companies across the globe. He holds a Ph.D in theoretical physics from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard Business School and is based in Boston.

Our Products and Services

Focused Commodity Reports

•  Tantalum (quarterly)

•  Niobium (semi-annually)

•  Caesium (annually)

•  Scandium (annually)

•  Hafnium (occasionally)

Conflict Minerals

•  Quarterly trade flow reporting

•  Plausibility auditing

•  Reconciliation across reporting platforms (eg ITSCI)

Client-Specific Projects

•  Bespoke commodity reporting

•  Feasibility study market assessments

•  Transaction support (buy and sell side)

•  Supply chain risk assessments