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Bargain hunters drive Molycorp shares 11% higher

US rare earth miner up sharply from historic lows in heavy volume.

Frik Els | June 4, 2014 | 10:09 pm

Scientists find rare-earth-like magnetic properties in iron

Finding may provide a new and more available ingredient for manufacturing motors for hybrid and electric cars, as well as generators.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2014 | 12:00 pm

Tesla’s Gigafactory: Needs 6 new graphite mines, but where will cobalt be sourced?

The electric motor company's plans to double the globe's battery output will up graphite demand 152%, but sourcing cobalt outside the Congo could prove difficult.

Simon Moores - Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | May 25, 2014 | 5:42 pm

Mexico’s government to fund rare earth exploration

The country sees a growing opportunity for other players beside China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 7:13 pm

Battered Molycorp investors shrug latest setback

Morgan Stanley downgrades rare earth miner over predictions of huge revenue shortfall.

Frik Els | May 21, 2014 | 10:55 pm

Survival strategies in the Atacama Desert: Chilean lithium miners manage by playing the regs

In this interview with The Mining Report, economist Daniela Desormeaux, founder of signumBOX and widely quoted expert on industrial chemicals, shines a light on the lithium industry for investors looking for a new opportunity.

The Mining Report | May 20, 2014 | 8:53 pm

Community conflict can cost miners up to $20m a week

Cost cutting by mining companies may damage the viability of advancing future projects.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 20, 2014 | 4:56 pm

Global mining deals picking up, but far from returning to boom times

Companies’ low valuation, the current focus on operational efficiency in the mining sector, and the chase for overseas assets by Chinese investors, are pushing deals up.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 1:59 pm

Mining deals in Canada plunge 51%, but light at end of tunnel getting brighter

Canadian mining and metals deals plunged 51% in terms of value and 13% when it comes to volume in the first quarter of 2014. Yet results show a sustained improvement, says EY's latest report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2014 | 2:58 pm

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