Rare Earth Top Stories

World’s top miner embracing the boom in electric car batteries

BHP Billiton Ltd. is boosting sales of the top-quality nickel that’s needed for electric vehicle batteries, another sign that the world’s biggest miner is targeting more opportunities in the booming sector.

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2018 | 11:26 am

Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut

Government promises action, raising fears of consolidation.

Reuters | October 17, 2018 | 11:05 am

The dirt on clean electric cars is just under the hood

Clean cars, dirty batteries.

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2018 | 1:39 pm

Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory

Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year,…

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2018 | 9:59 am

Vale rules out major acquisitions

CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 9:05 am

India looks for rare earths under the sea

India is already building a rare-earth mineral processing plant in the east coast state of Orissa and will invest $135 million in a new exploration ship and the refurbishing of another vessel to mine minerals under its oceans.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2012 | 1:27 pm

Molycorp announces start of Californian rare earth operations

Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP) has announced that its new Project Phoenix heavy rare earth concentrate facilities situated at Mountain Pass in California have […]

Marc Howe | August 29, 2012 | 1:47 am

India’s state-owned rare earth miner heading for Odisha’s beaches

The identified area is the second coastal stretch in Odisha, where deposits of rare earth minerals have been found.

Frik Els | August 20, 2012 | 6:16 pm

Molycorp steadies itself after another brutal sell-off

Molycorp recovered somewhat on Monday after a brutal Friday when the rare earth miner was beaten down 11.8% – it was also one of the most actively traded stocks on the NYSE – after an analyst raised doubts about its Mountain Pass mine ramp-up plans.

Frik Els | August 20, 2012 | 5:46 pm

And you thought Molycorp had it tough: Some Chinese REE miners report 90% drop in earnings

Downstream companies are playing a wait and see game, hoping to capitalize if rare earth prices decline further.

Frik Els | August 16, 2012 | 10:49 pm

Analysts say dump Lynas

Analysts from Foster Stockbroking told investors to purge their shares in rare earths miner Lynas Corporation as there is no end in sight for the ongoing problems that have forced the company to halt operations in Malaysia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2012 | 12:25 pm

Meet China’s new rare earth mega-company

China is delivering on its promise to consolidate its mining industry with the formation of a new rare earth mega miner, the new “mega-corporation” will “team up” with rare earth producers in the provinces Shandong, Gansu and Sichuan.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 9, 2012 | 7:30 pm