Rare Earth Top Stories

Trump enlists Pentagon on rare earth magnets amid Chinese threat

Trump invoked the 69-year-old Defense Production Act -- once used to preserve American steelmaking capacity -- to remedy what he called “a shortfall” in production of the super-strong magnets made with neodymium and samarium.

Bloomberg News | July 23, 2019 | 11:07 am

BC coalfields may be a source of rare earths

The East Kootenay coal deposits and coal tailings facilities may…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 21, 2019 | 9:14 am

Pentagon races to track US rare earths output amid China trade dispute

The Pentagon wants miners to describe plans to develop U.S.…

Reuters | July 15, 2019 | 9:51 am

China June rare earth exports rise, snapping 2 months of declines

Exports of the group of 17 chemical elements used in…

Reuters | July 12, 2019 | 12:11 pm

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

Cobalt light electric vehicle battery deployment around the globe doubled…

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

Big name investors are piling back into commodities

A few legendary influencers are making huge bets right now on commodities, an area that’s faced—and continues to face—some pretty strong headwinds.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | September 10, 2015 | 10:52 am

Graphite to 2020 – charging ahead?

Roskill notes that in 2015, existing world demand for graphite in all batteries is estimated to total 125,000t.

Roskill Information Services | September 10, 2015 | 10:04 am

A stealth bull market coming for a particular metal and one way to play it

Commodity investors are always looking for the next bull market but are understandably wary of jumping on the wagon too soon — especially given the pain of the last couple of years.

CEO.CA | September 9, 2015 | 1:47 pm

Flinders CEO Blair Way: What Tesla needs to know about the graphite sector

Flinders Resources CEO and President Blair Way shares the four factors to consider when analyzing a graphite company. Warning: It is a very different proposition than investing in a gold company.

The Energy Report | September 9, 2015 | 4:46 am

Stans Energy reaches ‘amicable’ deal with former CFO over her dismissal

In March last year, Anna Kuranova sued the company alleging to have been fired wrongfully.

MINING.com Editor | September 9, 2015 | 4:00 am

World’s top 5 miners lose $540 BILLION market worth

CHART: The commodity slump has slashed major miners' market valuations to 60–88% below 2011 highs.

Frik Els | September 4, 2015 | 11:12 pm

China’s economic transformation to drive new global demand for flake graphite: Australian junior explorer boss

The transformation of China’s economy away from manufacturing to downstream technology development is expected to drive significant new demand for the world’s flake graphite producers.

Field Public Relations | September 3, 2015 | 3:32 am