May 17, 2012 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Act now goes to full vote of U.S. House A bill aimed at streamlining permitting in one of the worst mining permitting jurisdictions globally, the United States, has won approval of the House Natural Resources Committee.
May 16, 2012 Repelling sharks? Rare earth elements can handle that Magnetically sensitive sharks don't like samarium, neodymium, and praseodymium, according to a report by BBC on a company that is experimenting with rare earth elements to protect swimmers from getting…
May 15, 2012 Renewed Molycorp sell-off In lunchtime trade Molycorp was changing hands for $24.37, down $1.06 or 4%, in reaction to a downgrade and as investors continue […]
May 14, 2012 Benign neglect: Black Ops II, Obama and Molycorp Even by the not very high standards of current US political discourse, the polemic is a little thin on logic.
May 14, 2012 NMA President informs Congress on critical metals Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the National Mining Association, testified before Congress today on new legislation that would address America's dependence on critical metals.
May 11, 2012 Molycorp stock is following rare earth prices over a cliff Molycorp was forced to sell rare-earth oxides from Mountain Pass for 20% cheaper than during the December quarter last year. The company's stock is now worth 60% less than this…
May 11, 2012 Molycorp adjusted profit rises on rare earth prices Rare earth miner Molycorp Inc posted a sharp rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday that topped analyst forecasts as both realized prices and sales volumes climbed.
May 10, 2012 The commodity megatrend Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the 20thcentury. The new and long-term upward trend began with most commodities in late…
May 10, 2012 Rare Element files March 31, 2012 third quarter financial results The net loss for the third quarter ended March 31, 2012 totaled $5.3 million or $0.12 per share as compared to a net loss of $1.6 million or $0.04 per…
May 9, 2012 Will graphite go the way of rare earth? Louis James, a mining investment strategist at Casey Research's office outside Seattle, first started to hear the odd question about graphite a year ago.
Precious metals extend rally as silver price surpasses $90 Spot gold hit a peak of $4,641.29 per ounce, taking its year-to-date gains to 6%. January 14, 2026 | 09:41 am
