August 15, 2014 Chinese rare earth alliance sues Hitachi Metals over patents Hitachi holds over 600 neodymium iron boron magnet patents, but has authorized only eight Chinese companies to use them in a total of 149 patents.
August 15, 2014 America’s first oil sands producer and other natural resources surprises: Peter Epstein Who stands to capture the graphite market?
August 8, 2014 China’s rare earth industry will look very different in 5 months WTO ruling an afterthought as Beijing approves sweeping changes to its rare earth industry and fast-tracks state stockpiling.
August 4, 2014 Accusations of Glencore-Zambia tax probe cover-up The European Investment Bank will not make public the findings of a 2-year tax-avoidance investigation into the Swiss giant's Zambian copper operation.
August 3, 2014 China is taking lunar mining seriously China' wants astronauts on the moon early 2020s. Filling one shuttle's cargo bay with helium-3 could bring the equivalent energy of 1bn barrels of oil back to earth.
July 31, 2014 Australia’s Queensland resumes uranium mining Nuclear energy production and waste disposal remain under a ban.
July 29, 2014 Global mining sector on the way up, but recovery still slow The industry’s aggregate market capitalization improved for the sixth month in a row in June, reaching $1.75 trillion, the highest level since January 2013.
July 29, 2014 Aussie miners see more doom and gloom ahead Survey shows 9 out of ten Australian mining execs see few positives over next 12 months.
July 27, 2014 Tesla’s gigafactory and recent M&A boosting lithium sector to new highs Sector on verge of major breakout.
Retail investors steer record amount cash into silver, creating crowded trade The iShares ETF recorded $69.2 million in retail inflows on Wednesday, marking the largest day of retail buying second only to 2021. January 15, 2026 | 03:10 pm
