June 2, 2015

IMAGE GALLERY: Potash ponds in the Utah desert

To the non-expert eye they may seem a set of mirages, but these turquoise-purple-pink visions are what ground-level potash ponds look like near Arches National Park.

June 2, 2015

Stans Energy kicks off fresh legal actions over Kyrgyzstan’s $118 million pending payment

The Canadian rare earths junior is appealing a Moscow court decision of Moscow City Arbitrazh Court of not allowing it to obtain a sum related to the loss of its…

June 2, 2015

How to ride the lithium battery boom: JGL Partners’ Jonathan Lee

Lee tells The Energy Report that he expects double-digit compound annual growth rates over the next few years as battery prices continue to fall and demand rises.

June 1, 2015

Molycorp stock collapses after missing $32.5M interest payment

Skipping the loan repayment could lead to the U.S. rare earths miner bankruptcy.

May 28, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Lunar gold rush — How moon mining could work

Across history, human development has relied upon the finite resources available on Earth. But the moon – a seemingly barren rock – may actually be a treasure trove of rare…

May 27, 2015

Tesla Storage announcement is another piece of the puzzle in renewable energy hybrid markets

THEnergy observes increasing interest in storage solutions from industrial off-grid end-customers and project developers.

May 22, 2015

US Congress passes bill on space mining

Welcome to the future.

May 22, 2015

Can the mining industry diversify itself?

The mining industry is said to be one of the worst performers in matters of gender diversity. In fact, women represent only 16% of the workforce in the mining sector.

May 21, 2015

Struggling Argentina expects US$14 billion in mining exports

The return to higher exports would be driven in part by at least 16 major projects likely to go into production within five years.

May 19, 2015

Mining companies could shift market share away from OEMs if product quality is compromised

As mining companies reinforce their push to minimise costs, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are at risk of losing market share if their product quality, after sales services and inventories, is…