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Molycorp stock collapses after missing $32.5M interest payment

Skipping the loan repayment could lead to the U.S. rare earths miner bankruptcy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2015 | 6:45 am

US Congress passes bill on space mining

Welcome to the future.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2015 | 9:00 am

Struggling Argentina expects US$14 billion in mining exports

The return to higher exports would be driven in part by at least 16 major projects likely to go into production within five years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2015 | 2:10 pm

Peruvian discovery may hold ‘hidden pool’ of rare earths

Capacscaya also has significant amounts of copper, zinc, cobalt, aluminum and iron ore.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2015 | 9:10 am

The lithium-ion battery megafactories are coming

Production capacity of lithium-ion batteries is anticipated to more than triple by 2020.

Visual Capitalist | May 8, 2015 | 8:04 am

Cherry picking season

Prospecting, whether for precious or base metals, is of course the integral first step in the process of discovery, walking the bush and hammering rocks means boots on the ground.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | May 8, 2015 | 4:58 am

The strange second life of the US only rare earth mine

As a name, Mountain Pass is as generic as they come. But, for a time, the mine supplied most of the metals used in the world’s electronics.

Gizmodo | May 6, 2015 | 1:15 am

Survival guide for the mother of all bear markets from veteran bottomfisher John Kaiser

In this frank assessment of everything from gold and diamonds to potash and zinc, Kaiser Research Online author John Kaiser names for The Mining Report readers the companies that could be swept up in a rush to security of supply.

The Mining Report | May 5, 2015 | 8:03 am

Outside money starts to pour into mining M&A

Mick Davis hasn't spent a cent of his $6bn, but private money and non-mining players' share of M&A has already doubled in less than three years.

Frik Els | May 4, 2015 | 4:43 pm

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