Surge in battery nickel use is more bad news for cobalt price

Cobalt light electric vehicle battery deployment around the globe doubled in May.

Frik Els | July 10, 2019 | 5:07 pm

CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately

Private capital invested in natural resources a decade ago returned 41% – S&P Natural Resources Index hardly broke even.

Frik Els | July 9, 2019 | 3:01 pm

Medallion Resources eyes US, Canada for rare earth extraction plant

Rising trade tensions between the United States and China have sparked concerns that Beijing could leverage its dominant position as a supplier of rare earths.

Reuters | July 9, 2019 | 9:06 am

Power Resources buys Woodford-backed Metalysis

Power Resources Group mines in Rwanda for tantalum, used in mobile phones, and niobium, needed for high-strength alloys.

Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 9:54 am

Japan secures rare earth supply for longer through Lynas funding

It means the Asian nation now has a larger and lengthier hold on the company’s rare earths output.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2019 | 4:45 am

China’s rare earth magnet exports to US jump 20% in May

China's exports of rare earth magnets to the United States rose more than 20% in May from the previous month to their highest since at least 2016.

Reuters | June 25, 2019 | 2:38 pm

Avalon and Cheetah to start working on rare earth project

Cheetah will pay Cdn$5 million to acquire ownership of the near-surface mineral resources on the Nechalacho project

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 25, 2019 | 6:30 am

China’s CNMC agrees to work on Madagascar rare earth project

No value was put on the agreement but the Chinese company will also have the right to purchase 3,000 tonnes of rare earth products from the project within three years of production.

Reuters | June 24, 2019 | 10:27 am

Chinese rare earth magnet producer to expand as EV demand booms

The importance of rare earths, has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks as China mulls whether to use its position as the world’s dominant supplier as a counter in its trade war with Washington.

Bloomberg News | June 24, 2019 | 9:33 am

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