March 5, 2012 Body blow for mining heavyweights as China growth expected to slow to near decade low The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Monday after China's premier Wen Jiabao delivered a downbeat outlook for the world's second largest economy adding that there were…
March 4, 2012 Two top copper mines in Zambia shut down Two of Zambia's largest copper mines, Glencore's Mopani and Xstrata's Kansanshi were shut over the weekend; the former over health concerns and the other after workers downed tools.
March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
February 29, 2012 Graphite Partnership Established with Amseco Exploration St-Georges Platinum and Base Metals Ltd. (CNSX:SX)(OTCQX:SXOOF)(BSE:85G)is pleased to announce that it teams up with Amseco Exploration Ltd. in order to acquire and explore more than 10,110 hectares in a…
February 29, 2012 Massive consolidation likely in junior rare earths sector: Burack and Dawoud In the wake of a 2011 roller coaster ride in the rare earth market, the sector still holds promise for astute investors. Critical Metals Report interview with Jason Burack and…
February 28, 2012 Lynas website hacked as thousands protest Malaysia rare earth plant Thousands of protesters have been converging on Lynas Corporation's new rare earths processing facility in Malaysia according to reports. The Australian producer's website was also hacked over the weekend.
February 26, 2012 Rare earth investment update We've received a number of inquiries from Casey Research subscribers about our opinion on the current rare earth metals market. We have covered this topic previously, but this article, we'll…
February 26, 2012 Malaysians protest against ore processing Thousands of people have rallied in Malaysia in a protest against an Australian miner's rare earths plant.
February 26, 2012 Molycorp fires up new rare earths plant Molycorp, the company in the process of expanding and modernizing a mine and processing plant closed down in 2002, this week announced the sequential start-up of its Project Phoenix rare…
February 24, 2012 Thought the fight for control of Baja’s board couldn’t get uglier? Read on Baja Mining is fighting attempts by Mount Kellett, a $6 billion asset manager, to stack the miner's board with its own nominees. Baja is accusing Mount Kellett of a takeover…
Centerra surges on PEA valuing Kemess gold-copper project a $1.1B When factoring in spot commodity prices, the Kemess NPV would almost triple to $2.7 billion, according to its latest PEA report. January 20, 2026 | 08:25 am
