May 25, 2014 Tesla’s Gigafactory: Needs 6 new graphite mines, but where will cobalt be sourced? The electric motor company's plans to double the globe's battery output will up graphite demand 152%, but sourcing cobalt outside the Congo could prove difficult.
May 23, 2014 Mexico’s government to fund rare earth exploration The country sees a growing opportunity for other players beside China.
May 21, 2014 Battered Molycorp investors shrug latest setback Morgan Stanley downgrades rare earth miner over predictions of huge revenue shortfall.
May 20, 2014 Survival strategies in the Atacama Desert: Chilean lithium miners manage by playing the regs In this interview with The Mining Report, economist Daniela Desormeaux, founder of signumBOX and widely quoted expert on industrial chemicals, shines a light on the lithium industry for investors looking…
May 20, 2014 Community conflict can cost miners up to $20m a week Cost cutting by mining companies may damage the viability of advancing future projects.
May 18, 2014 Global mining deals picking up, but far from returning to boom times Companies’ low valuation, the current focus on operational efficiency in the mining sector, and the chase for overseas assets by Chinese investors, are pushing deals up.
May 15, 2014 Mining deals in Canada plunge 51%, but light at end of tunnel getting brighter Canadian mining and metals deals plunged 51% in terms of value and 13% when it comes to volume in the first quarter of 2014. Yet results show a sustained improvement,…
May 13, 2014 The North American rare earth landscape Investors and analysts should not conclude recent losses incurred by Molycorp, or Australia’s Lynas are synonymous with the entire REE industry.
May 12, 2014 Gallium market to benefit as LEDs come of age Demand for gallium is forecast to rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
May 9, 2014 Tesla’s Gigafactory Could Power Up Lithium and Graphite Producers The correction in the lithium ETF may be an opportunity for long-term believers in the electrification of automobiles.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
