April 1, 2011 Greenland may become an important player in global rare earth Although Greenland has been known as a source of uranium for many years, its recent development as a base for rare earth extraction could not be much timelier.
March 31, 2011 Rare earth headlines from China should push Molycorp higher On Wednesday, shares of Molycorp (MCP), which controls one of the world’s largest and richest rare earth deposits at its facility in Mountain Pass, California, fell despite a news announcement…
March 25, 2011 Markets quake The metals markets were briefly sidetracked by the Japanese earthquake and subsequent nuclear emergency. Gold did not know whether to go up or down in response to the damage wrought…
March 25, 2011 China to increase rare earth tax from April – Xinhua China will increase a tax on rare earths from April 1, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Thursday. The State Administration of Taxation website carried a local media report,…
March 22, 2011 Chinese rare earth exports burst through 100,000 tonne mark in Feb China's exports of rare earth metals burst through the $100,000-per-tonne mark for the first time in February, up almost ninefold from a year before, while the volume of trade stayed…
March 20, 2011 Canadian Orebodies Drills Widespread Tantalum Mineralization on Zigzag Property Canadian Orebodies Inc. (TSX-V:CO) announced assay results which demonstrate a zone of strong tantalum values over a 670 meter strike length from the initial drilling program on the Tebishogeshik showing…
March 16, 2011 Quantum Rare Earth Developments confirms niobium deposit in Nebraska CB Online says Quantum Rare Earth Developments has reported discovering a large niobium deposit in southeast Nebraska. The underground carbonatite formation has potential to become one of the world's largest…
March 14, 2011 Plan for refining rare earths in Malaysia is controversial Australian mining company Lynas is planning to set up a refinery in Malaysia that will receive rare earth ores from its Mount Weld mine in Western Australia. Jonathan Manthorpe, an…
March 11, 2011 Formation Metals Inc. completes $80 million equity financing Formation Metals Inc. (TSX:FCO) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has completed the equity financing (the “Financing”) announced on January 27, […]
March 10, 2011 Molycorp reports soaring rare earth oxide sales and demand The Western Hemisphere’s sole rare earths producer has already sold 100% of its rare earths production this year to three major companies, […]
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
