April 8, 2015

Quebec mining fund ready to pull trigger on $1bn investments

Quebec's $1 billion Capital Mines Hydrocarbures fund is close to buying equity stakes in mining projects outside iron ore worth as much as $200m a shot.

April 8, 2015

Signs of life for mining M&A

Mining transactions almost doubled last year and the trend is likely to stretch over 2015, as lower commodity prices are making some unprofitable.

April 7, 2015

New battery charges a cellphone in one minute

Stanford discovery of an ultrafast, flexible, rechargeable aluminium-graphite ion battery could open up major new demand for graphite, bauxite miners.

April 6, 2015

North Korea to extract maximum benefit from rare earth resources

Many countries, notably China, Japan and South Korea, are scrambling for the abundant rare earth resources of North Korea, enabling the Kim Jong-un regime to extract maximum economic and political…

April 6, 2015

Texas Rare Earth Resources and AREVA subsidiary sign uranium offtake agreement

According to the agreement, TRER will supply up to 300,000 pounds of natural uranium concentrates (U308) per year based upon a pricing formula indexed to U308 spot prices at the…

April 6, 2015

A voyage to Baotou: world’s biggest supplier of rare earth minerals

"Hell on earth."

April 3, 2015

Mining top executives the gloomiest of all: report

Despite the overall pessimism, mining CEOs remain just as confident on their own company’s growth as they were in previous years.

March 31, 2015

Tantalus Rare Earths AG: Board approves capital increase to finance pilot production at Tantalus rare earths project in Madagascar

The Management and Supervisory Boards of Tantalus Rare Earths AG have approved a capital increase against cash contribution with shareholders’ subscription rights.

March 27, 2015

Scepticism grows over North Korea’s massive rare earth discovery

Experts are raising questions about the legitimacy of North Korea's estimated reserves of rare earths, used from computers to cars and defense missiles.

March 26, 2015

$60 billion for mining private equity a myth

Looking for an exit or a lifeline? Look further says $8 billion fund manager.