June 21, 2019 Australia’s Lynas stockpiles rare earths for ‘strategic’ customers The company's decision to stockpile Neodymium Praseodymium (NdPr), used in industrial magnets, was to help it consolidate its position as a preferred supplier to customers outside China.
June 21, 2019 Chile’s Codelco has already lost $17.5 million on Chuquicamata strike Lost production in the first week of the labour action amounts to about 3,500 tonnes of copper.
June 21, 2019 Ramaphosa’s old union Seeks South African platinum mine comeback By the end of this year, the union wants to represent 30% of the more than 167,000 workers at the world’s four biggest platinum producers.
June 21, 2019 Zimbabwe leader wants new currency, IMF loan in revival bid The state abolished Zimbabwe’s currency in 2009, after an episode of hyperinflation rendered it worthless.
June 20, 2019 Australian resource companies are becoming renewable energy believers — opinion Major corporations tend to be slow-moving beasts and it takes time to shift thinking, develop plans and get approval from company boards.
June 20, 2019 Trump, Trudeau seek collaboration on critical minerals Washington has grown concerned about its dependence on imports of rare earth minerals from China after Beijing suggested using them as leverage in their trade war.
June 20, 2019 Trump weighs limits on uranium imports after Commerce Department cites security risk The U.S. Commerce Department has recommended the White House take steps to protect the domestic production of uranium.
June 20, 2019 Ignored by big banks, smaller gold miners are paying more to expand The cost of money is rising for small and mid-sized gold miners.
June 20, 2019 How to buy gold for $3 an ounce What Wall Street knows as an incontrovertible truth is this: Fear is a bargain.
June 20, 2019 Group sues Trump administration for withholding information on mining decision A conservation group on Thursday sued the Trump administration for withholding documents related to its decision to cancel a 20-year ban on mining in a Minnesota wilderness area.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
