May 23, 2014

Mexico’s government to fund rare earth exploration

The country sees a growing opportunity for other players beside China.

May 21, 2014

Battered Molycorp investors shrug latest setback

Morgan Stanley downgrades rare earth miner over predictions of huge revenue shortfall.

May 20, 2014

Survival strategies in the Atacama Desert: Chilean lithium miners manage by playing the regs

In this interview with The Mining Report, economist Daniela Desormeaux, founder of signumBOX and widely quoted expert on industrial chemicals, shines a light on the lithium industry for investors looking…

May 20, 2014

Community conflict can cost miners up to $20m a week

Cost cutting by mining companies may damage the viability of advancing future projects.

May 18, 2014

Global mining deals picking up, but far from returning to boom times

Companies’ low valuation, the current focus on operational efficiency in the mining sector, and the chase for overseas assets by Chinese investors, are pushing deals up.

May 15, 2014

Mining deals in Canada plunge 51%, but light at end of tunnel getting brighter

Canadian mining and metals deals plunged 51% in terms of value and 13% when it comes to volume in the first quarter of 2014. Yet results show a sustained improvement,…

May 13, 2014

The North American rare earth landscape

Investors and analysts should not conclude recent losses incurred by Molycorp, or Australia’s Lynas are synonymous with the entire REE industry.

May 12, 2014

Gallium market to benefit as LEDs come of age

Demand for gallium is forecast to rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

May 7, 2014

Molycorp shares tank on Q1 results

Average selling price for Colorado rare earth miner's products continue to slide – 20% below 2013.

May 7, 2014

The value of project generators in a low probability industry

Project generators operate in different markets and stages of project development. Risk profiles vary considerably; leading to diversification within the universe.