Industrial/Specialty Minerals

Consultant Tony Mariano (left) and Tasman Metals chief geologist Magnus Leijd at the Norra Karr rare earth project, 300 km southwest of Stockholm, Sweden. Source: Tasman Metals

Tasman’s Norra Karr on top of Europe’s wish list

VANCOUVER — The global rare earth element supply crisis in 2010 served as a “wake-up call” to businesses and governments, and future supply “poses supply security concerns,” according to a recent study commissioned…


Les Ford, Largo Resources technical director of Brazil operations, at the Maracas vanadium project in Brazil. Source: Largo Resources

Stars to realign for Largo in Brazil

Largo Resources (TSXV: LGO; US-OTC: LGORF) is keeping its 2015 guidance at the Maracas Menchen vanadium mine in Bahia, Brazil, despite the slower-than-expected ramp up. 








Molycorp's Mountain Pass rare earth element mine, as seen in 2011. Mountain Pass is located on the south flank of the Clark Mountain Range in southeastern California. Photo by Trish Saywell

Molycorp strikes restructuring deal with creditors

In the first quarter of 2015, Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) reported higher production volumes from its Mountain Pass rare earth facility in California, and yet posted negative cash flow from operating activities of US$73 million and a loss attributable…


TSX inches up, June 22-26

Canada’s benchmark index added 1% to finish at 14,808.09, despite concerns rising over the Greek debt crisis. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index, however, slipped 0.8% to 695.56. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index…



US equities rise, June 15-19

U.S. stocks eked out gains, despite concerns about whether Greece would reach a deal with its lenders to avoid a default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6% to 18,014.28, while the S&P 500 Index added 0.7% to 2,109.99. The Nasdaq…


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