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…

December 5, 2012

Chinese companies harvest metals via ‘urban mining’ of electronic junk

Chinese enterprises are turning to "urban mining" to satisfy the country's voracious appetite for metals

November 30, 2012

Lynas gets Malaysian rare earths plant going

After months of polemic and legal battles, Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX:LYC) has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court triumph.

November 29, 2012

Cost inflation to eat miners’ results in 2013

The rise of mining costs will have a more dramatic impact on the 2013 industry results than in the last couple of years, revealed Thursday global ranking agency Fitch Ratings.

November 26, 2012

Demonstrators march 300km on foot to protest rare earth plant in Malaysia

Yet investor hopes remain undiminished