In a move to curb the rampant domestic illegal mining of rare earth, as well as regulate its rare earths players, China is launching an industry association for the precious metal commodity on April 8. According to The China Post, the ...
Tags: Asia, China, Rare Earth, Rare Earth Elements, Rare Earths
A day after rare earth producer Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) surprised investors with top line growth of 49% that sent its shares soaring after hours, the stock is falling again. This time traders are reacting to news that a formal investigation ...
Tags: Rare Earth, USA, Metallurgy
Thousands of protesters have been converging on Lynas Corporation's new rare earths processing facility in Malaysia according to reports. The Australian producer's website was also hacked over the weekend. According to the Sydney ...
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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 ...
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On Thursday Australia's Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) won the latest of a series of long-dragged legal battles against activists, which took the company to court for allegedly causing major health and environmental damages to the Malaysian ...
Tags: Asia, Australia, China, Lynas Corp, Lynas Corporation Ltd., Malaysia
SilverCrest Mines announced the final drill results from the phase II drilling program its La Joya property in Durango,Mexico,extending mineralization beyond the area of its current resource estimate. A new resource estimate is expected ...
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The High Court of Malaysia today rejected Australian miner Lynas Corp’s (ASX:LYC) application for an injunction against pressure groups that oppose the company’s rare earth plant (LAMP),informs The Malaysian Insider. ...
Tags: Asia, Australia, China, Lynas Corp, Lynas Corporation Ltd., Malaysia
Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region in the north of China, has shut down nearly 900 coal mines and 2,000 other mines as part of a 7-year effort to better manage resources, protect the environment and curb illegal resource extraction. ...
Tags: China, Coal, Inner Mongolia, Rare Earth
Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...
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Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP) has announced that its new Project Phoenix heavy rare earth concentrate facilities situated at Mountain Pass in California have commenced operation, marking the beginning of the US company's bid to challenge Chinese ...
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Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation(ASX:LYC), has filed a defamation action against Malaysian protestors and opponents over their criticism of the company's rare earth plant (LAMP), which will process ores shipped from Western ...
Tags: Asia, Australia, China, Lynas Corp, Lynas Corporation Ltd., Malaysia
The prelimary economic assessment for the Ashram rare earth deposit in Quebec shows "robust economics," says Canadian explorer Commerce Resources (TSX-V:CCE). The project is within the Eldor property located in the iron-ore rich region of ...
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The United States should take a cue from Canada when it comes to speeding up the environmental approval of mining and energy projects. As US projects wither on the vine due to an excessive and Byzantine environmental approval process (as an ...
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SGS Geostat has determined a base case Inferred mineral resource of 219.8 million tonnes containing 1.88% TREO, an Indicated mineral resource of 27.7 million tonnes containing 1.90% TREO, and a Measured mineral resource of 1.6 million ...
Tags: Canada, Commerce Resources Corp., Rare Earth, Rare earth metals
The rise of mining costs will have a more dramatic impact on 2013 industry results than in the last couple of years, global ranking agency Fitch Ratings revealed Thursday. According to the firm’s experts, a gloomy macroeconomic ...
Tags: Africa, Coal, Finance, Gold, Iron Ore, Platinum, Potash, Rare Earth, Silver