January 19, 2015

Foreign producers struggle as China scraps rare earth import quotas

The removal of the export quotas follows a year of regulatory changes in the rare earth industry, such as the formation of the Bataou Rare Earths Products Exchange in March…

January 16, 2015

Former Barrick Gold chief the new owner of Iamgold’s Niobec mine in Quebec

This is Aaron Regent’s first acquisition since founding Toronto-based Magris Resources.

January 15, 2015

Defending mineral tenure in Canada against foreign court orders

A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.

January 15, 2015

These are the top 10 global mining trends for 2015

Price volatility, geopolitical turmoil, rising costs, declining grades and a general lack of financing will make of 2015 another challenging year for the sector.

January 9, 2015

China lifts rare earths export quota, but grip still remains

Beijing accepts defeat in WTO case and lifts export quota, but will now focus on rare earth export licences and taxes.

January 7, 2015

Rick Rule: we need to cut G&A fat from the industry so there are fewer, but more solvent players

During a time where the pain of downward pricing has spilled from minerals into the energy sector, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a…

January 6, 2015

China scraps decade-old rare earths export quotas

The long-awaited policy change comes after the World Trade Organization determined last year that the nation’s quota system violated trade rules.

December 30, 2014

Rare earths discovered in Peru

The discovery — located approximately 95 km northwest of Cusco— contains both light rare earth elements (LREEs) and heavy rare earth elements and metals (HREEs).

December 29, 2014

China to soon lift restrictions on rare earth exports

Export taxes to remain at 15% – 25% until at least March 2015.

December 28, 2014

‘Green energy’ a casualty of low oil prices

Interview with Author Alex Epstein.