December 20, 2012 Rare earth toy ban could spell the end for Bucky Balls Spate of ingestion-related incidents leads to calls for banning of novelty office toys
December 19, 2012 Lynas wins operations appeal in Malaysia A Malaysian court dismissed an appeal against a temporary operating licence for Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC), an Australian rare earth miner, despite residents' opposition over alleged radioactive hazards.
December 19, 2012 Japan to subsidize underwater rare earth venture Tokyo’s new governor, Naoki Inose, announced the city would subsidize companies joining a project to mine rare earth elements from the seabed off Minami-Torishima Island, to the southeast of Tokyo.
December 18, 2012 The rare earth sector needs these three things to prosper We need a lot more clarity regarding Japanese demand and Chinese supply.
December 17, 2012 China slashes rare earth mining rights in half China seeks to strengthen pricing ability on rare earth market
December 13, 2012 Molycorp shares dive as CEO quits and firm faces investigation Shares of rare earth miner Molycorp were falling Thursday morning as the company’s president and chief executive, Mark Smith, left without explanation and the company revealed it was under investigation…
December 12, 2012 A critical year in review: what’s next? As the year comes to a close and we prepare to extend our coverage further, we are revisiting our most popular expert interviews from 2012.
December 11, 2012 Fresh crisis at Lynas Won't be allowed to treat waste in Malaysia. Shares suspended.
December 10, 2012 Resource nationalism is miners’ number one fear and major threat to global security — report Resource nationalism is one of the main causes of the current commodity prices instability and it is threatening global security, warns London-based Chatham House in its latest report.
December 7, 2012 Afghanistan grants key copper and gold permits The government of Afghanistan announced Friday its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders, with a consortium backed by City of London banker Ian Hannam, former BHP…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
