July 13, 2012 Baja Mining only has enough money for Boleo project for two more weeks The Canadian mining company continues to struggle with cost overruns at its flagship Boleo mine in Mexico, the company has not yet received any funding proposals for the project and…
July 12, 2012 First iron ore, now rare earths: China to launch physical trading platform The exchange will be located in Baotou city in Inner Mongolia region, which is home to nearly half the world's light rare-earth output.
July 11, 2012 Stans Energy up 10% after producing heavy REEs in Kyrgyzstan ahead of schedule The company said 50kg of dysprosium with 99.9% purity was separated from resins remaining from past production runs at the former Soviet Union's number one rare earth plant.
July 11, 2012 Short supply, high demand for platinum group metals Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening.
July 11, 2012 China blocks WTO rare earths arbitration as US critical minerals bill goes to a vote "Passage of this legislation is an important step toward recovering the 22,000 rare earth-related jobs the U.S. has lost since the 1980s.”
July 10, 2012 REE stocks are down but not out: Siddharth Rajeev Equity investing is squarely in a risk-off phase and few sectors have been hit harder than junior mining.
July 10, 2012 First Graphite identifies 7 km and 14 km long VTEM conductors on its Henry Graphite project Identified through a helicopter-borne survey, the company reports having found 7 km and 14 km long VTEM conductors indicative of graphite mineralization.
July 9, 2012 Mining companies committed to UN human rights principles: study New research released Monday indicates that listed mining and resources companies across the world are keen to comply with the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were…
July 8, 2012 Rarest element in REE debate is rationality News from unnamed sources that quoted unnamed analysts that China has started stockpiling rare earths had the industry buzzing this week.
July 7, 2012 Abundant zinc could replace scarce and pricey indium in solar panels Oxford University researchers looking for more efficient and cheaper ways to manufacture solar panels have found a possible solution in lowly base metal zinc.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm