Volkswagen to spend $50 billion on electric car ‘offensive’German automaker is also considering involvement in battery production.Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2018 | 6:40 am
China plumbs ocean depths to extend its cobalt leadChina, the leading holder of international deep sea exploration licences,…Reuters | November 14, 2018 | 12:52 pm
Chilean regulators reject Albemarle’s plans to boost lithium outputThe applicant does not present the details necessary to rule…Reuters | November 13, 2018 | 3:09 pm
160-year study of real commodity prices sees beginning of the end of the supercycle For those with a very long time horizon, the news is good though. Frik Els | March 15, 2013 | 11:59 pm
Britain plunges into deep sea mining with American company New industry could bring in as much as $60 billion for the country. Kerry Hall | March 15, 2013 | 6:27 am
Molycorp racked with writedown, job cuts Molycorp also warned the first half of 2013 would see weaker performance. Kerry Hall | March 15, 2013 | 1:21 am
Japanese miner building rare earth recovery plant in the Phillipines The scandium recovery facility will be built later this year with operations slated to begin in 2014. Kerry Hall | March 14, 2013 | 4:59 am
Honda’s starts recycling program to extract 80% of rare earths from used hybrid batteries 386 hybrid vehicles damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami prompted the Japanese carmaker to design a new extraction process. Frik Els | March 10, 2013 | 8:07 pm
The UK goes after a piece of the Afghan $1 trillion mining pie The government has set up a three-year, $15 million plan to back mining and oil and gas projects in Afghanistan. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2013 | 3:22 pm
Money worries weigh on juniors at PDAC "We have a crisis." Michael Allan McCrae | March 6, 2013 | 12:28 am
Mining mergers in 2012 hit lowest in seven years: PwC Mergers and acquisitions in the sector fell 30% last year and will continue to be low in 2013. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2013 | 3:10 pm
Australia’s Lynas appoints new CEO Eric Noyrez will take over the top job on March 31. Kerry Hall | March 4, 2013 | 6:56 am