Pilot rare earths processing plant, first one outside China, opens in Colorado

Scandium promises to be a future wonder metal. And Australia is likely to become its major source of supply.

Higher gold prices will push miners to restart or speed up development of projects, leading a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions in the country, according to BMI Research.

Rare earths content was tested using hydrofluoric acid, which is much stronger and more efficient than industrial methods, but is too hazardous to use on a large scale.

Australia's Taurus raised $683m to invest in mining company debt last year, while two funds currently in the market are targeting investor capital of $800m.

The move by the world's largest asset manager shows increasing interest in the lithium market.

Development of the Bokan Mountain rare earth mine is on hold as the company leading the project focuses on a new processing technology and waits for rare earth metal prices to rebound.

A new survey of the rare earth industry outside China shows many producers and processors are responding to weak prices by exiting the market.

Mineração Serra Verde (MSV), an advanced development stage rare earth project in central Brazil, announced today the appointment of rare earth industry veteran Eric Noyrez to the Company’s Board of Directors.

New report says mining and metals companies set to default on debt at more than three times the historical rate going back to 1983.