January 7, 2013 Peak Resources hosts webcast to review results from scoping study for Ngualla rare earths project The company highlets high net present value (US$1.57 billion), high internal rate of return (53%) and a rapid payback period.
January 6, 2013 Rare earth phone scams fleece credulous UK investors Cold-call sales reps offer investors dyprosium and yttrium by the kilo
January 5, 2013 South Korea turns to Japan to reduce rare earth reliance on China Imports of rare earth minerals from China plunged in 2012, while Japan-sourced supplies more than tripled
January 2, 2013 Molycorp becomes takeover target as market capitalization sinks below net assets Molycorp share prices sink to record lows following many difficulties last year, leaving the American rare earth producer a highly appealing takeover target
December 29, 2012 Greenland can, but doesn’t want to, be globe’s new top rare earth producer Greenland’s treasure trove of rare earth metals, the largest deposit outside of China, cannot be mined because the elements are connected to restricted radioactive materials.
December 27, 2012 China and Japan could clash in 2013 Leading international relations expert says open warfare could break out between China and Japan next year
December 24, 2012 Midland exploration completes $2.8 million private placement Midland Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced private placement with Laurentian Bank Securities Inc.
December 22, 2012 Congo and cobalt critical Only four metals, or element groups, made the list for the American Physical Society, Materials Research Society and the US Department of Energy's uncatalogued for 'critical metals': Rare Earth elements,…
December 22, 2012 Australia’s Northern Minerals Ltd. secures offtake agreement for Browns Range rare earths project Australia's Northern Minerals Ltd., formerly Northern Uranium Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a major global mining and chemicals player for future offtake of product from its…
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
