Axiom soars on near supply deal for Isabel nickel mine in Solomon Islands

After months of polemic and legal battles, Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX:LYC) has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court triumph.

The rise of mining costs will have a more dramatic impact on the 2013 industry results than in the last couple of years, revealed Thursday global ranking agency Fitch Ratings.

Yet investor hopes remain undiminished

Traders follow company execs and pile into the rare earth miner sending the stock up 19%

Nothing, not even a month-long halt in production, has stopped REE prices from falling.

Switched reluctance motors to make their debut on electric bicycles

Japan turns to Kazakhstan for rare earth supplies

Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.

Rare earth producer is down more than 13% after SEC launches formal investigation into the accuracy of the company's public disclosures.