Industrial/Specialty Minerals

A diagram of Celeste Copper's proposed mine infrastructure at the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, England. Photo by Celeste Copper

Celeste looks to resurrect tin mining in Cornwall

A lot can change in a year. For Celeste Copper (C-V), a former copper-gold explorer struggling to advance optioned properties in Chile, it has meant new management, new deep-pocketed investors, a new jurisdiction and a new target: tin. 



Malaga expands tungsten resource

Three years ago when Pierre Monet went out on the road to talk to the investment community about tungsten, he would spend about 60% of his time explaining what the metal was all about. Today the president and chief executive of tungsten…


Pre-feasibility lifts Rare Element Resources

A prefeasibility study on the Bear Lodge project in Wyoming suggests the rare earths project is technologically feasible and offers robust returns on invested capital, Rare Element Resources (RES-T, REE-X) says. The news sent the junior’s…



Lynas' rare earth elements processing plant in Pahang State, Malaysia. Photo by Lynas

Malaysia gives Lynas temporary REE plant licence

Shares of Lynas (LYC-A) closed 19% higher at A$1.59 on the Australian Stock Exchange following news that, after a year of delay, the Malaysian government  has approved a temporary operating licence for the rare earth separation plant the…


Canada Lithium secures $92M vote of confidence

Vancouver – While investor confidence hasn’t necessarily returned to Canada Lithium (CLQ-T), the company has been given stamps of approval by Scotiabank and Caterpillar Financial Services in separate financing deals.


Great Western Minerals' Steenkampskraal REE mine in South Africa. Photo by Great Western Minerals

Great Western to get expertise from China

Over the last month Great Western Minerals Group (GWG-T) has completed a joint-venture with a Chinese company to build a rare earth separation plant near its Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa, about 350 km north of Cape Town, and…



Malaysia gives Lynas temporary licence

Shares of Lynas Corp. (LYC-A, LYSDY-O) closed 19% higher at A$1.59 on the Australian Stock Exchange following news that, after a year of delay, Malaysia has approved a temporary operating licence for the rare earth separation plant the company…


Great Western to reap Chinese expertise

Over the last month Great Western Minerals (GWG-T) has completed a joint-venture with the Chinese to build a rare earth separation plant near its Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa, about 350 km north of Capetown, and successfully carried out…


Molycorp meets Molymet, secures US$390M in funds

U.S. rare earths producer Molycorp (MCP-N) is giving Chile-based Molibdenos y Metales (Molymet) 12.5 million shares in exchange for US$390 million. That works out to US$31.20 apiece – a 10% premium to Molycorp’s 20-day volume weighted average…


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