August 18, 2014

China should take cues from rare-earth ruling

Time for all parties to reconsider industry policies.

August 18, 2014

New rare earth mine coming to Western Australia

The proposed mine straddles the West Australian and Northern Territory border on the Browns Range Dome and is expected to produce 279,000 kg of dysprosium a year over its 10-year…

August 15, 2014

Chinese rare earth alliance sues Hitachi Metals over patents

Hitachi holds over 600 neodymium iron boron magnet patents, but has authorized only eight Chinese companies to use them in a total of 149 patents.

August 8, 2014

China’s rare earth industry will look very different in 5 months

WTO ruling an afterthought as Beijing approves sweeping changes to its rare earth industry and fast-tracks state stockpiling.

August 3, 2014

China is taking lunar mining seriously

China' wants astronauts on the moon early 2020s. Filling one shuttle's cargo bay with helium-3 could bring the equivalent energy of 1bn barrels of oil back to earth.

July 31, 2014

Australia’s Queensland resumes uranium mining

Nuclear energy production and waste disposal remain under a ban.

July 29, 2014

Global mining sector on the way up, but recovery still slow

The industry’s aggregate market capitalization improved for the sixth month in a row in June, reaching $1.75 trillion, the highest level since January 2013.

July 29, 2014

Aussie miners see more doom and gloom ahead

Survey shows 9 out of ten Australian mining execs see few positives over next 12 months.

July 27, 2014

Tesla’s gigafactory and recent M&A boosting lithium sector to new highs

Sector on verge of major breakout.

July 25, 2014

Miners need to overhaul business model to boost productivity: study

Cost reduction measures in the mining industry could well have undermined the sector's productivity, which remains down, according to a new EY report.