February 6, 2015

How junior mining companies hit the reset button

If a junior mining company is in a dire enough situation, they may hit the “reset” button and rollback their stock.

February 3, 2015

Lithium, cobalt, graphite tipping point expected in two years: Simon Moores

Much bigger batteries will be needed.

February 3, 2015

Molycorp rallies 44%

Production nearly doubles quarter on quarter.

February 2, 2015

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are ‘extremely silly’ says Elon Musk

Casting shade.

January 29, 2015

Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable

The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.

January 29, 2015

Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough

The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.

January 23, 2015

Baja Mining’s long-delayed and almost dead El Boleo finally reaches production

Red metal output at the mine, over 18 months behind schedule and $750 million over budget, is expected to ramp-up by July.

January 23, 2015

World Bank: Commodities falling like it’s 1985

Organization predicts a rare occurrence in 2015: a decline in all nine commodity indices with industrial metals falling another 5%; precious metals down 3%.

January 22, 2015

Peruvian rare earth discovery richer than initially thought

Geology consultants leading the project found the rare earth claim has the highest range of rare earth metals in Peru.

January 21, 2015

Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report

December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.