November 19, 2013

Mason Graphite off to the races again

Toronto-explorer's 100%-owned Lac Guéret graphite property in Québec has some high-profile backers.

November 18, 2013

Samsung investing in rare earth alternatives

Unveiling the plans last week, Samsung said it would invest in seven areas of research into new materials.

November 18, 2013

Chinese miners crucial to opening of North Korea’s economy

$6 trillion worth of rare elements and mineral deposits in North Korea.

November 13, 2013

Steve Palmer: change up your portfolio’s sector weightings to capture profits

In this interview with The Mining Report, Steve Palmer describes how his fund uses "bottom-up analysis" to find profit opportunities in metals, energy, life sciences and tech stocks

November 10, 2013

Study predicts Australia will lose 40% mining construction jobs

Australian miners are cutting back on large capex projects and taking a sledgehammer to costs.

November 10, 2013

Companies seek to reduce dependence on Chinese REEs

2013 will be an important year for the development of rare earth elements (REEs) in China and abroad.

November 10, 2013

Play the market bottom and focus on energy commodities: Chris Berry

Commodities are and always will be a cyclical market, asserts Chris Berry of House Mountain Partners. That's why he's not sweating disappointing stock performance and flat pricing environments.

November 8, 2013

U.S. Rare Earths wants independent American supply chain: letter to shareholders

"We are determined to create an American based platform for self reliance by way of the development of an HREE and CREE separation facility in the continental United States."

November 8, 2013

Molycorp sees rare earth demand, prices recovering from lows

Rare earth miner's CEO sees "a semblance of stability" returning to the market after dreadful second quarter.

November 7, 2013

South African lawmakers postpone changes to mining, oil ruling

Parliament to sleep on proposed reforms.