March 12, 2014 South Africa approves law that gives state a 20% of oil, mining firms The new law also lets the state to acquire an unspecified additional share at an “agreed price,” among other debated changes.
March 11, 2014 Paul Adams: Investor-friendly Australian projects around the world Rather than shoot for the stars, Paul Adams of DJ Carmichael argues that junior miners should focus on more modest projects best suited to maximizing shareholder value.
March 10, 2014 Focus Graphite Inc.: Well Positioned for ‘The Next Big Thing’ in Graphite Advances in automotive battery technology are making graphite the next big thing for commodity investors. Graphite is the critical material for the new generation of batteries, even more than lithium…
March 10, 2014 More than 25,000 investors and mining types walked into PDAC. The result was. . .realistic PDAC curse or blessing? Fresh from the Letter Writer Presentations track at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, The Gold Report asked thought leaders to share their…
March 10, 2014 CHART OF THE DAY: Attendance at the industry’s biggest shindig and the mood of miners A drop.
March 9, 2014 Tesla battery plant will need 6 new flake graphite mines $5bn ‘gigafactory’ to spark EV uptake; battery graphite demand could double in 6 years with no growth elsewhere.
March 6, 2014 Encouraging signs for Quebec and Canadian mining companies Grant Thornton International’s annual mining industry study.
March 4, 2014 ‘Frothy’ gold, natural resources rally will pull back, says Rick Rule 'I suspect that the rally we are in now is a false rally' - Rick Rule
March 3, 2014 Michael Ballanger: junior miners rising from the ashes You didn't really think that junior miners would languish forever, did you? Junior mining stocks are starting to make a careful climb from the depths after tax-loss selling in December.
March 3, 2014 Molycorp shares jump on full year results, outlook Molycorp says the Chlor-Alkali plant at its Mountain Pass, California rare earth mine is now operational, which should see it reach cash-flow break-even this year.
Lynas Rare Earths’ quarterly revenue surges as higher prices offset lower production Prices of rare earths have been rising as Western countries scramble to reduce dependence on China. January 20, 2026 | 02:18 pm
