October 5, 2016 The only lithium deal backed by gold Lithium companies continue to lead the stock market. While the TSX Composite gained about 13% year-to-date and S&P 500 scored a mere 6.4%, lithium companies grew by a stunning 24%.
October 4, 2016 US remains almost entirely dependent on China rare earths US imports 91% of its rare earth needs from China as low price environment bankrupts producers and stalls projects elsewhere.
October 3, 2016 41 interesting facts about Tesla Motors Regardless of where a person stands on Tesla and Elon, the story remains downright fascinating for many reasons.
October 3, 2016 China to reach target in cutting coal overcapacity by year-end The world’s biggest coal producer expects to reach targets for cutting unneeded capacity by the end of 2016, which is earlier than planned.
September 30, 2016 Glencore reviews bribery allegations against business partner Och-Ziff’s partner in Congo paid $100 million in bribes to local authorities over a 10-year period to secure access to mining assets. Bloomberg quotes an anonymous source saying Dan Gertler…
September 30, 2016 Precious metals, nickel, zinc likely to outperform over next 2 years — analysts The commodity research teams at Macquarie and Barclays, however, are not as optimistic when it comes to potash, aluminum and steel.
September 30, 2016 New York hedge fund fined $400m for Congo bribes Key violations in the Och-Ziff case came in mining and oil and gas deals associated with Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler and DRC president Joseph Kabila.
September 28, 2016 US miner goes after rare earths in the Cook Islands Texas-based Ocean Minerals says the area is also rich in scandium, a key ingredient for making an extremely light, strong, corrosion resistant, heat tolerant and weldable alloy.
September 28, 2016 Kenya promises a more organized mining sector The government will conduct a year-long airborne survey to map mineral deposits.
September 28, 2016 Avalon announces results of positive preliminary economic assessment for its Separation Rapids lithium project The purpose of the PEA was to investigate the potential for recovery of a lithium product suitable for the battery market from Avalon’s lithium resource near Kenora, Ontario.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
