June 20, 2012 Baja Mining has 45 days to come up with money for Boleo Besieged Baja Mining (TSX:BAJ) added another 14% on Wednesday following good gains the day before to trade at $0.205 after announcing it had negotiated a 45-day standstill agreement with lenders…
June 19, 2012 The only five rare earth elements that matter: Jack Lifton There is no single rare earth element market. Instead, the rare earth universe is made up of four or five distinct "critical rare earth" markets that should be the focus…
June 19, 2012 Burundi makes nickel debut Burundi is slowly entering the global mining economy. Two imminent projects are Muremera nickel, in the target outline stage, and Musongati, targeting nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum.
June 18, 2012 Major shareholder sues Baja Mining over ballooning costs, management Baja says it "intends to defend this action vigorously."
June 18, 2012 No one buys Congo’s mining assets on the cheap: Government The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Mines went on the defensive on Monday about allegedly granting mining licenses to companies with close connections to the government. It qualified those…
June 15, 2012 Galaxy Graphite Corp. commences field work at SUN project, Quebec The Phase 1 work program will consist of prospecting, mapping and sampling, and will be completed by early July, 2012.
June 13, 2012 It’s time to ‘buy low’ on rare earth stocks: Byron King Resource developers, especially in the rare earths space, are suffering from the market's obsession with immediate results, says Byron King. Nonetheless, he argues, large-scale demand for high-tech metals remains. The…
June 13, 2012 Infographic: The lithium ion battery Visualcapitalist has crafted an infographic on the Lithium Ion battery and how it will shape the future.
June 12, 2012 From mine to finished magnets: Molycorp closes US$1.3 billion acquisition of Neo Materials US-based rare earth miners, Molycorp (NYSE:MCP), gets a foothold in Asia after completing its US$1.3 billion acquisition of Canadian-based Neo Material Technologies Inc. (TSX:NEM).
June 11, 2012 Tasman expands rare earth element project portfolio in Finland The Korsnäs South, Siilinjärvi and Laivajoki projects are being acquired from an arm's length private Finnish company, Magnus Minerals Oy, for consideration including 60,000 common shares of the company.
Congo halts artisanal copper and cobalt processing amid corruption crackdown Congo launched its first batch of traceable artisanal cobalt in November. December 24, 2025 | 08:42 am