September 28, 2016 US miner goes after rare earths in the Cook Islands Texas-based Ocean Minerals says the area is also rich in scandium, a key ingredient for making an extremely light, strong, corrosion resistant, heat tolerant and weldable alloy.
September 28, 2016 Kenya promises a more organized mining sector The government will conduct a year-long airborne survey to map mineral deposits.
September 28, 2016 Avalon announces results of positive preliminary economic assessment for its Separation Rapids lithium project The purpose of the PEA was to investigate the potential for recovery of a lithium product suitable for the battery market from Avalon’s lithium resource near Kenora, Ontario.
September 27, 2016 Copper, platinum key to future of auto industry, mining financier says The current lithium frenzy will end badly while gold bugs should look at the riper opportunities available in copper and platinum, according to mining financier Robert Friedland.
September 26, 2016 Rethinking resource investing The explore-develop-produce model cannot be eliminated, but there are plenty of models that work within it or alongside it. Two are worth mentioning.
September 23, 2016 Rare metals expert predicts North American shortage of lithium for EVs The amount of lithium being produced in North America will not be enough to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles, but the problem could be alleviated through recycling, says…
September 20, 2016 Investors can’t get enough of South America’s ‘lithium triangle’ More than half of the world’s identified resources of the mineral are found in South America's "lithium triangle", a region where Canada's Wealth Minerals has been acquiring assets.
September 19, 2016 Scoping study boosts confidence in South Australian graphite mine The finding has Archer Exploration Limited’s 2873 sq km Eyre Peninsula Graphite Project on track to become one of Australia’s first new-era graphite mines.
September 18, 2016 First heavy rare earths mine in Australia gets pilot plant approved The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) green-lighted the Browns Range Pilot Plant Project Management Plan earlier this month.
September 16, 2016 Not with a bang but a whimper: How commodities may end year With supply gluts persisting from corn to oil, traders are already gearing up for declines.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
