October 4, 2016

US remains almost entirely dependent on China rare earths

US imports 91% of its rare earth needs from China as low price environment bankrupts producers and stalls projects elsewhere.

October 3, 2016

41 interesting facts about Tesla Motors

Regardless of where a person stands on Tesla and Elon, the story remains downright fascinating for many reasons.

October 3, 2016

China to reach target in cutting coal overcapacity by year-end

The world’s biggest coal producer expects to reach targets for cutting unneeded capacity by the end of 2016, which is earlier than planned.

September 30, 2016

Precious metals, nickel, zinc likely to outperform over next 2 years — analysts

The commodity research teams at Macquarie and Barclays, however, are not as optimistic when it comes to potash, aluminum and steel.

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…