May 29, 2013

DR Congo reaffirms export ban on copper and cobalt

Customers and mining companies are skeptical about the implementation.

May 28, 2013

Flake graphite prices have bottomed

Industrial minerals analyst Simon Moores says now is the time to look for responsible junior graphite miners that base their economics on current (lower) prices

May 27, 2013

Kenya to form state-owned mining company

The government is also working on a bill to update the mining act.

May 27, 2013

Japan on buying spree as Chinese REE exports soar

Japan's improving economy is boosting demand for rare metals.

May 21, 2013

Commodity supercycle is essentially over: Citigroup

Group expects 2013 to be year in which “the death bells ring for the commodity supercycle after its duly noted sunset.”

May 20, 2013

Malawi launches exploration for rare earth metals, natural gas

The government chose an Australian company to explore the country's southern region.

May 20, 2013

Exploration underway around Pajarito Mountain in New Mexico

Drilling has started on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in a search for financially viable sources of rare earth elements to mine.

May 20, 2013

Canada Rare Earth Corp. identifies refinery development site in US

Company has signed on to acquire a location in the Pacific Northwest.

May 20, 2013

United Nations publishes first plan for deep sea mining

Companies could apply for mining licences as soon as 2016 to extract gold, copper and more.

May 15, 2013

The coming demand for silicon

Optimistic and conservative projections both show wins.