Rare Earth Top Stories

Amazon’s mining treasure at stake as Bolsonaro leads Brazil vote

Jair Bolsonaro is on the cusp of winning Brazil’s presidency, leading the latest polls by double digits, and the mining community is salivating.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2018 | 5:00 am

Metal more common in moon rocks could transform planes and cars

Scandium conundrum

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2018 | 2:05 pm

Amazon’s mining treasure at stake as Bolsonaro leads Brazil vote

The mining community is salivating.

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2018 | 1:32 pm

China cutting rare earth output, unnerving global manufacturers

The decision means there will only be enough supply for…

Reuters | October 24, 2018 | 11:54 am

Tesla shares jump as Musk delivers quarterly profit, cash

The company reported a profit for the most recent quarter…

Reuters | October 24, 2018 | 9:29 am

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Chinese slowdown hits US miners and suppliers

Ailing economic growth in China is beginning to take a toll on miners and suppliers stateside.

Marc Howe | October 22, 2012 | 10:44 pm

Japan turns to India for rare earth metals

Japan is set to commence imports of rare earth metals for India in order to hedge against worsening relations with chief supplier China.

Marc Howe | October 19, 2012 | 9:52 am

Frontier Rare Earths jumps 10% on Korea talks

Frontier is advancing the Zandkopsdrift rare earth project in South Africa and in December sold 10% of the venture to Kores for $23.8 million. The South Korean state-owned company now wants to ink a more comprehensive deal.

Frik Els | October 2, 2012 | 2:46 pm

Now on! Rare earth clearance sale

Talk of a bottom in rare earth prices seems premature as China's magnet factories run at 40% capacity.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 7:41 pm

Brazil a step closer to fully mining the Amazon

A controversial project to mine Brazil's vast indigenous territories in the Amazon, to be presented at the South American country’s Congress in October, has revived a long-dragged confrontation among authorities, environmentalists and local communities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2012 | 10:17 am

Greenland – The next mining destination

Greenland could become the next global mining frontier, as global warming uncovers precious metals from glacial surroundings, states new research by natural resources experts GlobalData, a UK-based global business intelligence provider.

globaldata | September 19, 2012 | 4:22 pm

Islands dispute: Why China won’t use rare earths against Japan

Rare earths are much less of a trade weapon in Chinese hands than in the past.

Frik Els | September 18, 2012 | 8:18 pm

Afghanistan to reveal final bidders for giant gold deposit

The Afghanistan Ministry of Mines said Tuesday it opened its final bid for the Badakhshan gold deposit, located in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2012 | 1:47 pm

‘Eastwooding’ space miners pitch ideas to ‘invisible Obama’

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it. But that didn't stop four entrepreneurs from making their best pitches Sept. 11 to two empty chairs.

FOXNews.com | September 13, 2012 | 4:34 pm

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