January 2, 2019

Defense Metals now controls Wicheeda Lake rare earth deposit

We probably have more rare earth deposits in Canada, or controlled by Canadian-listed juniors, than anywhere in the world.

January 2, 2019

A bull market storm brewing for vanadium

Traditionally used for steel production, the world is waking up to vanadium for clean energy solutions as pressure mounts to address climate change.

January 2, 2019

New era for Barrick Gold begins

Barrick now trades as GOLD in New York and continues as ABX in Toronto.

January 2, 2019

Blackwater founder launches fund to invest in electric car battery metals

The founder of the US private security company aims to raise as much as $500 million to invest in deposits of metals such as cobalt, lithium and copper.

January 2, 2019

China’s Zijin plans selling $1.2B worth of shares to fund Nevsun takeover

China’s No.1 gold miner aims to sell up to 3.4 billion A shares to investors, a plan which is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.

December 31, 2018

Commodities cap another dismal year as ’19 offers tough test

Raw materials have lost ground amid a flurry of signs the pace of expansion will slow next year.

December 28, 2018

With turmoil rampant, gold targets $1,300 as gloomy 2019 beckons

Gold is closing out 2018 with a flourish.

December 27, 2018

Year’s best major metal gains steam as supply eclipses trade woe

The price of palladium has more then doubled in the past three years.

December 27, 2018

Human activity creates 208 new mineral species

Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls

December 27, 2018

Barra looks to China for GM’s electric rebirth: Anjani Trivedi

In 2014, Barra listened to accounts of families who’d lost a member while driving in a General Motors Co. Chevrolet Cobalt that malfunctioned.