November 6, 2012

Molycorp sues contractor for over $45 million

Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP), one of the only non-Chinese producers of rare earths, has sued the engineering company responsible for designing the chemical processes at its troubled Project Phoenix for over…

November 1, 2012

Matamec receives second payment of CAD 1.1 million from Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada

Matamec Explorations Inc. today announced that it has received a second payment of CAD 1,119,776 (USD 1,120,778) from its Japanese partner Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada Inc. (TRECan), a subsidiary of…

October 30, 2012

China deeply vested in Canada, with more to come

Imagine for a moment that you have a credit card with a limit of a few trillion dollars but with one caveat: you need to use those funds exclusively to…

October 28, 2012

French scientists transform H20 into gold

Scientists from France's Ecole Polytechnique have developed a remarkable new technology which extracts trace amounts of gold from industrial waste water.

October 26, 2012

Energy minister: Malawi holds over 30 million tons of rare earth minerals

Cassim Chilumpha, Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment in Malawi, said today that the country holds more than 30 million tons of rare earths and a mining lifespan of…

October 24, 2012

Pele Mountain Achieves Processing Milestone: Mixed Rare Earth Concentrate and Yellow Cake Produced at Eco Ridge

The Canadian junior achieved a significant milestone with the production of a mixed rare earth carbonate concentrate along with uranium oxide, also known as yellow cake.

October 23, 2012

Going with your gut on rare earth stocks: Mike Niehuser

Mike Niehuser isn't a rare earth expert per se, but the Beacon Rock Research founder says many of the same investment principles hold true for resource stocks across sectors.

October 23, 2012

Going with your gut on rare earth stocks

Mike Niehuser isn't a rare earth expert per se, but the Beacon Rock Research founder says many of the same investment principles hold true for resource stocks across sectors.

October 22, 2012

Chinese slowdown hits US miners and suppliers

Ailing economic growth in China is beginning to take a toll on miners and suppliers stateside.

October 19, 2012

Japan turns to India for rare earth metals

Japan is set to commence imports of rare earth metals for India in order to hedge against worsening relations with chief supplier China.