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China to reach target in cutting coal overcapacity by year-end

The world’s biggest coal producer expects to reach targets for cutting unneeded capacity by the end of 2016, which is earlier than planned.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2016 | 5:43 am

Precious metals, nickel, zinc likely to outperform over next 2 years — analysts

The commodity research teams at Macquarie and Barclays, however, are not as optimistic when it comes to potash, aluminum and steel.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2016 | 6:30 am

US miner goes after rare earths in the Cook Islands

Texas-based Ocean Minerals says the area is also rich in scandium, a key ingredient for making an extremely light, strong, corrosion resistant, heat tolerant and weldable alloy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2016 | 8:05 am

Kenya promises a more organized mining sector

The government will conduct a year-long airborne survey to map mineral deposits.

MINING.com Editor | September 28, 2016 | 4:00 am

Copper, platinum key to future of auto industry, mining financier says

The current lithium frenzy will end badly while gold bugs should look at the riper opportunities available in copper and platinum, according to mining financier Robert Friedland.

Globe and Mail | September 27, 2016 | 8:39 pm

Rare metals expert predicts North American shortage of lithium for EVs

The amount of lithium being produced in North America will not be enough to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles, but the problem could be alleviated through recycling, says a renowned authority on specialty metals.

Andrew Topf | September 23, 2016 | 7:21 pm

Investors can’t get enough of South America’s ‘lithium triangle’

More than half of the world’s identified resources of the mineral are found in South America's "lithium triangle", a region where Canada's Wealth Minerals has been acquiring assets.

MINING.com Editor | September 20, 2016 | 4:30 am

Scoping study boosts confidence in South Australian graphite mine

The finding has Archer Exploration Limited’s 2873 sq km Eyre Peninsula Graphite Project on track to become one of Australia’s first new-era graphite mines.

The Lead South Australia | September 19, 2016 | 2:00 am

First heavy rare earths mine in Australia gets pilot plant approved

The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) green-lighted the Browns Range Pilot Plant Project Management Plan earlier this month.

Andrew Topf | September 18, 2016 | 3:32 pm

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