May 21, 2013 Commodity supercycle is essentially over: Citigroup Group expects 2013 to be year in which “the death bells ring for the commodity supercycle after its duly noted sunset.”
May 20, 2013 Malawi launches exploration for rare earth metals, natural gas The government chose an Australian company to explore the country's southern region.
May 20, 2013 Exploration underway around Pajarito Mountain in New Mexico Drilling has started on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in a search for financially viable sources of rare earth elements to mine.
May 20, 2013 Canada Rare Earth Corp. identifies refinery development site in US Company has signed on to acquire a location in the Pacific Northwest.
May 20, 2013 United Nations publishes first plan for deep sea mining Companies could apply for mining licences as soon as 2016 to extract gold, copper and more.
May 10, 2013 Mad rush for Molycorp: shares rocket 32% Rare earth miner regains confidence of investors.
May 9, 2013 Molycorp results better than expected for first quarter Rare earth miner says second half of year will improve for sales and production.
May 7, 2013 New mining technology could increase profits Trends editor Richard Karn says the need for low-cost production may prove to be the new basis for invention.
May 6, 2013 Namibia’s Lofdal project rich in heavy rare earths VIDEO: The project has an estimated 75-80% heavy rare earth oxide content.
May 6, 2013 Canada’s federal government urges collaboration in Ring of Fire Along with copper and nickel resources, the Ontario region holds the single largest deposit of chromite on the continent.
Almost 75% of mining M&As flow to Latin America: McKinsey New report shows capital clustering in lower-risk regions as critical minerals demand outpaces supply and funding gaps widen. January 14, 2026 | 09:06 am
