January 21, 2019

Groundbreaking! America’s new quest for mineral independence

What happens when a geologist and an author whose chief interest is California’s Silicon Valley get together to take a look at the United States’ dependence on foreign supplies of…

January 21, 2019

American Lithium adds vanadium asset to Nevada’s projects mix

Canadian junior has agreed to buy Alaska Nevada Mining’s 100% interest in the Extinction Ridge vanadium project in Nevada, USA.

January 18, 2019

Record $93B private capital flows into natural resources

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals

January 18, 2019

China’s slowdown is miners’ single biggest fear this year — report

Based on answers from 51 senior executives, lawyers White & Case say that trade tensions are the second largest challenge for the mining industry in 2019 and reveal what the…

January 17, 2019

Chinese maker of $20,000 electric cars set to crack US market

Kandi Technologies Group Inc. may become the first to crack the lucrative retail market.

January 17, 2019

LME to launch seven new contracts on March 11, lithium due in Q4

“We believe that these new cash-settled contracts... will help lower barriers to market entry"

January 17, 2019

Cornish secures further funding to build lithium mine in UK

The funds will enable the company to expand activities in south-west England and to drill exploratory boreholes to extract samples of lithium-bearing brines.

January 16, 2019

Pimco favors ‘unloved’ platinum that’s looking cheap to gold

Platinum could be the dark horse among precious metals, according to a money manager at Pacific Investment Management Co.

January 15, 2019

Rare earths deja vu: Chinese crackdown = higher prices

Last week it was reported that the Chinese government published new guidelines designed to eliminate illegal mining and encourage more high-end processing.

January 14, 2019

The palladium play – part 1

Palladium is close to becoming the most “precious” of precious metals