March 17, 2015

Investors believe end nigh for cult stock Molycorp

Once a $70 share, Molycorp investors on Tuesday were dumping holdings at 49c after cash burn rate showed maybe two quarters left without injection.

March 17, 2015

Selectivity and patience: Resource investing today

Spread your dollars amongst takeout candidates, major miners, and juniors with the best odds of outperforming when the markets start to move. Then wait.

March 17, 2015

Tommy Humphreys: An inside look: How mining titans like Giustra, Lundin, and Beaty are playing the downturn

Since Tommy regularly spends time with the sharpest minds of the natural resource sector (Lundin, Gisutra, Casey, etc.), we know how valuable his perspective is.

March 16, 2015

Molycorp tanking after wider loss

Better production numbers at its California mine couldn't stop the red ink at rare earth miner.

March 16, 2015

‘Zombie’ miners pulling down TSX Venture exchange

The plug should be pulled on these marginal junior miners, say investors.

March 16, 2015

Quest Rare Minerals CEO to step down

Peter Cashin has relinquished his responsibilities as president and CEO of the company to focus on new mineral exploration opportunities.

March 16, 2015

Afghanistan and Kazakhstan may become new global centres of rare earth metals’ production

According to recent statements of some U.S. and Russian scientists.

March 12, 2015

CHART: Beijing has finally turned around rare earth prices

Beijing has a new strategy to tighten its grip on the rare earth supply chain. And it's working.

March 12, 2015

North Korea digging ever deeper to keep its economy afloat

The sharp fall in global commodity prices is starting to have an impact on North Korea, economists say, hurting a state that relies heavily on exports of minerals to keep…

March 5, 2015

Favourable tax measures announced for mining investors

The government has extended the 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for investors in flow-through shares for an additional year, until March 31, 2016.