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The last time South Africa’s mines produced this little the country was still ruled by the Queen of England

Output from the resources industry in the African nation is now the lowest since 1961, the year South Africa left the British Commonwealth and declared itself a republic

Andrew Topf | April 13, 2012 | 3:37 pm

Rare Element Resources revises Bear Lodge economics. Stock is now up 75% for the year

Rare Element Resources added 2.6% in after hours trade on Thursday after releasing a revised pre-feasibility study at Bear Lodge with improved economics, bringing its gains for the year to 76%.

Frik Els | April 12, 2012 | 11:25 pm

China soft landing likely, says World Bank

The Chinese economy is likely to land softly, rather than with a jolt, with growth forecast at 8.2% this year and 8.6% in 2013, according to The World Bank.

Andrew Topf | April 12, 2012 | 7:37 pm

Lynas wins a battle, but war with Malaysians who oppose rare earth plant goes on

In what could be considered a slight victory for embattled Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC), the Malaysian High Court ruled today against a request to review a recent decision to grant the Lynas a temporary licence (TOL) for its processing plant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2012 | 12:35 pm

Look ma, no rare earths

Hitachi has built an 11-kilowatt motor that uses no rare earth materials. The motor took four years to develop, and commercial production is expected in two years.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 11, 2012 | 7:40 pm

New report shows resource investors cannot pick a worse spot to put their money than Toronto

Overall, only the stock indices of Spain and Portugal's top companies fared worse than Toronto's S&P/TSX-60. But in the group of resource-heavy exporting countries Canada's stock market came in stone last.

Frik Els | April 10, 2012 | 8:02 pm

Molycorp’s rare earth reserves jump 36%

U.S.-based Molycorp, Inc., one of the only non-Chinese producers of rare earths, announced today that its proven and probable reserves of rare earth minerals at its Mountain Pass, California facility have increased by 36 percent, according to a new independent estimate.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2012 | 3:14 pm

$8.4 billion rare earth deposit discovered in Brazil

Brazilian miner World Mineral Resources (WMR) has found a large reserve of neodymium, one of the 17 rare earth elements, in the western Bahia state, which could bring US$8.4 billion to the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2012 | 3:59 pm

Ready, set, go: China’s long-awaited rare earth industry group is already here

In a move to curb the rampant domestic illegal mining of rare earth, as well as to regulate its rare earths players, China launched on Sunday its industry association for the precious metal commodity, as MINING.com anticipated last week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2012 | 12:40 pm

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The last time South Africa’s mines produced this little the country was still ruled by the Queen of England

Rare Element Resources revises Bear Lodge economics. Stock is now up 75% for the year

China soft landing likely, says World Bank

Lynas wins a battle, but war with Malaysians who oppose rare earth plant goes on

Look ma, no rare earths

New report shows resource investors cannot pick a worse spot to put their money than Toronto

Molycorp’s rare earth reserves jump 36%

$8.4 billion rare earth deposit discovered in Brazil

Ready, set, go: China’s long-awaited rare earth industry group is already here

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