June 13, 2011 Zambia copper output down – see IM article in July Africa’s largest copper producing nation saw output fall back over the first four months of 2011, compared with a year ago. Cobalt […]
June 11, 2011 Chinalco takes stake in Jiangsu rare earths project jv Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) has taken a 45 percent majority stake in a rare earth joint venture in Jiangsu province, boosting […]
June 10, 2011 Chinalco takes stake in Jiangsu rare earths project jv Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) has taken a 45 percent majority stake in a rare earth joint venture in Jiangsu province, boosting such assets, which is part the firm's strategic…
June 9, 2011 The rarest rare earths on earth Short seller Jim Chanos is well known for his negative assessments of China, especially Chinese real estate. One of his more colorful […]
June 9, 2011 Today in Commodities: USDA big news today No curve balls from the USDA but as for food prices look for prices to stay elevated. Crude will settle approximately 1% […]
June 9, 2011 Solid extends high grade mineralized zone at Doade-Presqueiras rare metals project, Spain Solid Resources Ltd. "SOLID" or the "Company" TSXV: SRW Frankfurt: YRS is pleased to provide assay results from an additional 4 holes drilled as part of the Phase 3 program…
June 8, 2011 Molycorp Share Offering and Financing Announcements Create an Overhang – Seeking Alpha First, Molycorp (MCP) look poised for a rally. Soon after that, the technicals turned, indicating pressure was building for a big move. I hedged, but I remained bullish.
June 8, 2011 Molycorp announces proposed offering of $200 million of convertible senior notes due 2016 Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP), the Western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth oxides, today announced that, subject to market conditions, it intends to offer $200 million principal amount of its…
June 8, 2011 What are critical metals, their markets, myths and politics? But just what are critical metals? They are sometimes referred to as "strategic" or "technology" metals, but clear definitions for these terms often prove elusive and routinely depend on to…
June 8, 2011 China tightening its rare earth element production controls China is giving its biggest, state-owned rare earths miner and producer a monopoly for the northern part of the country in reforms aimed at bringing the strategically important resource that's…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
