September 4, 2015

World’s top 5 miners lose $540 BILLION market worth

CHART: The commodity slump has slashed major miners' market valuations to 60–88% below 2011 highs.

September 3, 2015

China’s economic transformation to drive new global demand for flake graphite: Australian junior explorer boss

The transformation of China’s economy away from manufacturing to downstream technology development is expected to drive significant new demand for the world’s flake graphite producers.

September 3, 2015

Elon Musk: More Tesla Gigafactory lithium deals to come

Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk has admitted the company is pursuing lithium deals in Nevada.

September 1, 2015

Three-way Canada gold junior merger falls short

Vancouver mineral bank's combination with two gold and rare earth explorers sinks its share price.

August 31, 2015

US Rare Earth Minerals says it has no supply deal with Tesla

The company that sealed the high-profile deal to supply lithium to electric carmaker is in fact London-based Rare Earth Minerals (LON:REM).

August 28, 2015

Tesla begins Gigafactory sourcing with lithium supply deal

London-based Bacanora Minerals and Rare Earth Minerals have received the go-ahead to supply lithium hydroxide to Tesla's lithium-ion battery megafactory from its clay deposit in Mexico's north-west should the new…

August 26, 2015

US company to begin recovering rare earths from old electronics

U.S. Rare Earths Inc. will apply a new method that assists in the recycling, recovery and extraction process of the coveted elemenst, used as ingredients in magnets, batteries, catalytic converters…

August 26, 2015

Molycorp shuts down Mountain Pass rare earth plant

The former superstar of rare earths mining said it has decided to put the California facility on "care and maintenance" mode by Oct. 20 due to weak prices.

August 25, 2015

Canada, Australia, US, Chile and Mexico, the top destinations for mining investors

Despite current adverse conditions, advisory firm Behre Dolbear is recommending mining stakeholders to focus on markets that have been able to ride the wave relatively well so far.

August 24, 2015

Canadian mining stocks outperform metals prices

Canadian junior and mid-tier mining companies also raised 62% more capital in the second quarter than in 2014.