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

November 24, 2012

Shares in Australia’s Lynas Corp jump

Shares in Australia’s Lynas Corp soared as much as 12% Friday after the company said its first shipment of rare earth concentrates arrived in Malaysia, indicating an imminent start of…

November 23, 2012

Molycorp explodes as insiders go on buying spree

Traders follow company execs and pile into the rare earth miner sending the stock up 19%

November 22, 2012

China to start subsidizing rare earth miners as exports fall 18% in just one month

Nothing, not even a month-long halt in production, has stopped REE prices from falling.

November 22, 2012

Chicago startup pioneers electric motors free of rare earth metals

Switched reluctance motors to make their debut on electric bicycles

November 22, 2012

Chinese rare earth domination shakes up regional trade ties

Japan turns to Kazakhstan for rare earth supplies

November 16, 2012

Northcore Resources-Board member nomination-resignation and CEO Resignation

Northcore Resources Inc. wishes to announce, effective immediately, the resignation of Jean-François Perrault, President & CEO and Maurice Giroux, Director and subject to regulatory approval, the nomination of Terry Byberg…

November 10, 2012

SEC rules against resource firms over Dodd-Frank

Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.

November 10, 2012

Toyota to invest USD 150 million in lithium mining project

Toyota has announced it will invest USD 150 million in mining company Oro Cobre's lithium mining project located in Salar de Olaroz, Jujuy, Argentina.