July 30, 2018

Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M

Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment is so strong that the company said it was taking orders for delivery well into 2019.

July 26, 2018

Rainbow Rare Earths reports 180% increase in concentrate sold from previous quarter

Rainbow, the rare earth element mining company, is pleased to announce an operations update from its Gakara Project in Burundi ('Gakara') for the three months to 30 June 2018.

July 25, 2018

First significant Dysprosium producer outside of China to open plant on Friday

Australian explorer Northern Minerals (ASX: NTU) is set to officially open their Pilot Plant on July 27 which marks a significant milestone in the Company’s goal of becoming the most…

July 25, 2018

Base Resources posts record quarterly rutile production in Kenya

Base Titanium posts record quarterly production of the mineral rutile in Kenya.

July 25, 2018

Nickel is new headache for automakers as cobalt fears abate

Locking in supplies of key battery raw materials lithium and cobalt has been a headache for electric car manufacturers, but these days it’s the supply of nickel and graphite that’s…

July 25, 2018

Tianqi goes ahead with $382-million Greenbushes lithium mine expansion

The expansion, on top of a $238 million upgrade due for completion in April, will double the mine’s production to 1.95 million tonnes a year of lithium concentrate a year…

July 24, 2018

Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes

Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past…

July 23, 2018

Amplats reports jump in H1 earnings, buys Glencore’s stake in Mototolo platinum mine

Anglo American Platinum kept the dividend tap flowing as it reaps the benefits of a pivot to mechanised mining that has lifted productivity and cut costs.

July 23, 2018

Nutrien sells stake in Arab Potash to China’s SDIC

The $502-million transaction makes the Chinese company Arab Potash's majority shareholder.

July 19, 2018

Bacanora Lithium changes its mind on how to fund flagship Sonora mine

It has decided not to go ahead with a proposed $100-million share sale to help it fund the Mexican project.