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…

May 19, 2015

Peruvian discovery may hold ‘hidden pool’ of rare earths

Capacscaya also has significant amounts of copper, zinc, cobalt, aluminum and iron ore.

May 13, 2015

Tantalus Signs Supply Contract with thyssenkrupp

Tantalus Rare Earths AG (“Tantalus”) (ISIN DE000A1MMFF4) is delighted to announce the signing of a multi-year supply contract for rare earth oxides with ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products GmbH (“ThyssenKrupp”).

May 8, 2015

The lithium-ion battery megafactories are coming

Production capacity of lithium-ion batteries is anticipated to more than triple by 2020.