December 20, 2012 Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices "In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey
December 20, 2012 Rare earth toy ban could spell the end for Bucky Balls Spate of ingestion-related incidents leads to calls for banning of novelty office toys
December 19, 2012 Lynas wins operations appeal in Malaysia A Malaysian court dismissed an appeal against a temporary operating licence for Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC), an Australian rare earth miner, despite residents' opposition over alleged radioactive hazards.
December 19, 2012 Japan to subsidize underwater rare earth venture Tokyo’s new governor, Naoki Inose, announced the city would subsidize companies joining a project to mine rare earth elements from the seabed off Minami-Torishima Island, to the southeast of Tokyo.
December 19, 2012 Canada Carbon to acquire past producing lump/vein graphite property and Two Flake graphite properties Canada Carbon to acquire past producing lump/vein graphite property and Two Flake graphite properties.
December 18, 2012 The rare earth sector needs these three things to prosper We need a lot more clarity regarding Japanese demand and Chinese supply.
December 17, 2012 China slashes rare earth mining rights in half China seeks to strengthen pricing ability on rare earth market
December 13, 2012 Molycorp shares dive as CEO quits and firm faces investigation Shares of rare earth miner Molycorp were falling Thursday morning as the company’s president and chief executive, Mark Smith, left without explanation and the company revealed it was under investigation…
December 13, 2012 Alabama Graphite Corp. drills a 152.4m (410 ft) intercept at its Coosa graphite project, Alabama Included in this sample: 152.4m (410 feet) interval was 9.14m (30 feet) grading 3.55% Cg and 19.81m (65 feet) grading 3.78% Cg.
December 12, 2012 A critical year in review: what’s next? As the year comes to a close and we prepare to extend our coverage further, we are revisiting our most popular expert interviews from 2012.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
