May 7, 2014

Resource rich countries lead global conflict and political violence index

Levels of conflict and political violence have risen significantly in 48 countries, most of them considered traditional mining destinations.

May 6, 2014

Funding still an issue for miners, especially juniors: report

While the mining industry seems to be on its way up, cash-strapped juniors continue to struggle.

May 5, 2014

Chris Ecclestone: right size, right metals signal success for REE projects

The rare earth elements sector is smaller than it was a few years ago, and Chris Ecclestone, mining strategist with Hallgarten & Co., thinks it needs to get smaller still.

May 4, 2014

Appian’s Michael Scherb: accommodative capital and the new private equity investor in mining

There has been a lot of talk about private equity ‘circling’ the mining space, however little has come to fruition.

May 1, 2014

Rare earth junior is up after arbitration win

On October 30, 2013, Stans Energy Corp., a Toronto-based firm focusing on heavy rare earth metals, and its subsidiaries filed a claim for arbitration under the Convention for the Protection…

April 30, 2014

World Bank: China to overtake US as biggest economy THIS YEAR

New study based on purchasing power parity sees Chinese economy overtaking US this year. India leaps from 10th to 3rd.

April 29, 2014

Canadian rare earth miner Ucore wins big with SB99 approval

The Canadian company hopes to begin commercial rare earth metal production in its Alaskan mine by 2017.

April 28, 2014

Thibaut Lepouttre’s commodity plays in a sideways market

Ways to play metals from gold to copper and tungsten in a market with weak price movement.

April 27, 2014

Night of the living dead miners: Rare earth ‘zombies’ attack the ASX and TSX

What must be worked through before the good companies can rise to the top.

April 24, 2014

U.S. Rare Earths announces the successful completion of its preliminary exploration and assessment of Lemhi Pass Projects

Drilling results show significant concentration of both heavy and critical rare earths.