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.
December 19, 2017 Namibia Rare Earths one step closer to getting mining license A 2014 Preliminary Economic Assessment concluded that the Lofdal project has the potential to produce an average of 1,500 tonnes per annum of separated rare earth oxides.
December 19, 2017 NextView to acquire Lithium X Energy Corp. Chinese investment firm NextView has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares and warrants of Canadian Lithium X.
December 15, 2017 US lab tests record-breaking magnet The "32 T" is 3,000 times stronger than a small refrigerator magnet.
December 15, 2017 BMW throws fuel on cobalt, lithium fire: ‘we’ll need 10x as much’ “We’ve been intensively focusing on how to manage future cobalt supply for a year now. Before, it wasn’t clear just how quickly demand will accelerate.”
December 15, 2017 Bacanora Minerals Ltd strategic cornerstone investor & offtake agreement NextView Capital agreed to acquire a 19.89% equity interest in Bacanora via placement of 32,976,635 common shares in the Company at 94.53 $1.26 per share.
December 15, 2017 Australia cobalt rush accelerates on electric vehicle demand, DRC troubles Australia, home to world's second-biggest cobalt reserves, is seeing rush of interest in projects from makers of the batteries used in electric vehicles.
December 14, 2017 Chile politics put Potash in tight spot on SQM stake sale There is a lot at stake for Potash Corp, which purchased its interest in SQM piecemeal a decade ago and could stand to earn billions in the transaction.
December 13, 2017 This is how much copper, nickel, cobalt an electric vehicle world needs Glencore's all in to supply surging demand for copper, nickel and cobalt from electric vehicle boom but CEO Ivan Glasenberg has "zero interest" in lithium.
December 13, 2017 China’s Nanjing Hanrui can’t be sure its cobalt did not involve child labour Concerns about the sourcing of Yantai’s metal have reduced interest in the LME’s cobalt contract, trading sources said.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
