April 16, 2014

Sales at world’s largest rare earth firm halves, profits evaporate

Baotou says WTO ruling will only increase pain for the industry.

April 15, 2014

Let’s talk about: women in the mining industry

While still a male-dominated sector, there have been positive steps to integrate women into the mining industry.

April 10, 2014

Pele Mountain enters into access agreement to sample Elliot Lake Mine tailings for rare earths

Pele has entered into an access agreement with Rio Algom granting Pele the right, at its cost, to access and take samples from one or more of RAL’s Elliot Lake,…

April 7, 2014

Matchmaking miners and China’s $7 trillion in savings

Only last year Chinese overseas investment totalled $61.6 billion by the end of September.

April 6, 2014

On the surface, mining the moon doesn’t look that great

Looking at lunar REE

April 4, 2014

Global electric car company could source cobalt from new Langham, Saskatchewan facility

Car maker Tesla prefers suppliers in North America for its $5 billion lithium-ion battery "gigafactory" in the southwest US which could provide a boost for Fortune Minerals proposed refinery near…

April 2, 2014

Stephan Bogner and the rise of a Euro-Chino-Russian superpower

In this interview with The Mining Report, Bogner details what these shifting power dynamics will mean for the commodities market.

April 1, 2014

Special situation stock a boon to carbon fiber investors?

We are seeing a rise in the demand for super-light and strong carbon fiber composite, which is used in multiple applications for both commercial and consumer use, based on my…

March 31, 2014

Chinese trading platform for rare earth completes first week of operations amid WTO dispute

China's rare earth industry is responsible for almost 90% of global output, but the nation has been imposed strict export quotas since 2010.

March 31, 2014

Rare earth recycling: Is it worth it?

Mining neodymium is dirty, but recycling may not be a panacea either.