October 6, 2016

Bacanora completes drilling at its lithium project in Mexico

The company's stock has fared better than many competitors in the last two years, boosted by the resilience of the lithium price, which has tripled since 2000 regardless of the…

October 5, 2016

The only lithium deal backed by gold

Lithium companies continue to lead the stock market. While the TSX Composite gained about 13% year-to-date and S&P 500 scored a mere 6.4%, lithium companies grew by a stunning 24%.

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.