January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 5, 2018 Quest Rare Minerals files proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) Among other things, the Proposal provides for the reorganization of Quest’s share capital, whereby all issued and outstanding Quest shares will be cancelled.
January 4, 2018 Cobalt price bulls’ worst fears may just have been confirmed Breakthrough discovery backed by the US government replaces cobalt with iron in lithium-ion batteries – enabling much cheaper, longer lasting batteries.
December 26, 2017 Independence Resources to sell gold, silver and cobalt-bearing property The property is located in the historic Orofino Mining District of Deer Lodge County, Montana.
December 21, 2017 U.S. launches effort to reduce reliance on imports or critical minerals The policy would aim to identify new domestic sources of critical minerals and increase domestic exploration, mining, recycling, etc.
December 21, 2017 Lithium rookie posts dizzying gain as promoter praises The penny stock surged 250 percent in October when both the price of lithium and a benchmark of producers posted single-digit returns.
December 20, 2017 Trump signs order to boost U.S. production of critical minerals President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce dependency of critical minerals used in everything from batteries to phones.
December 20, 2017 Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
December 19, 2017 Lithium companies raise US$42 million in October Gold miners closed $163M, about two-thirds of total money raised in October.
December 19, 2017 Rare earth metal exposes new properties of graphene Ames Lab scientists are working towards mastering graphene's assembly in combination with other materials.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
