Glencore ups ante on PolyMet
Glencore International (GLEN-L) is betting that PolyMet Mining’s (POM-T, PLM-X) NorthMet polymetallic project in Minnesota has the stuff that profitable mines are made of.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Dacha offers REE investors a second home
With a near-threefold rise in its share price over the past three months, Dacha Strategic Metals (DSM-V) appears to have finally caught the attention of investors looking for a new way to enter the red-hot market for rare earths.
Verde Potash heats up on Brazilian Thermopotash
There is a whole lot of verdete slate at Verde Potash’s (NPK-V) unconventional potash play in Brazil. Standing atop a hill of the chalky green rocks, you can see the same rocks poking conspicuously from the many grass-covered hillsides in the…
Great Western Minerals to build plant with Chinese partner
Great Western Minerals (GWG-V) plans to set up a joint venture with a Chinese company to build a rare earth separation plant in South Africa.
[Update] New Mexico junior makes math gaffe, retracts high-grade REE assays
Vancouver – A little-known junior explorer based in Elephant Butte, New Mexico (population circa 1,500), has surprised investors twice this month, first by releasing spectacular rare-earth-element assays from its Warm Springs beryllium…
Pele shares surge on Eco Ridge’s PEA
Pele Mountain Resources’ (GEM-V) shares got a healthy boost on the back of a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that shows its Eco Ridge rare earth element (REE) and uranium project in Elliot Lake, Ont., could potentially be…
New Mexico junior jumps 782% after drilling 98 feet of 19.58% TREO
Vancouver – A little-known junior explorer based in Elephant Butte, New Mexico (population circa 1,500), has surprised investors with spectacular rare-earth-element assays from its Warm Springs beryllium project in Sierra County, N.M.
Puget Ventures set to become Global Cobalt
Vancouver – Within weeks Puget Ventures (PVS-V) expects to complete a fundamental transformation from a modest Ontario-focused cobalt explorer into a global player with a new name, new financing, and a new focus on a the Republic of Altai in…
Frontier set to make splash in rare earths sector
In the race to bring the world new sources of rare earths from places other than China, Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) put itself in a solid position thanks to a deal with a deep pocketed Korean consortium.
Baja Mining’s Boleo worth the wait
John Greenslade is probably one of the most tenacious – and brilliant – chief executives in the junior mining world.
Commerce pulls long REE intercept from Ashram
Commerce Resources (CCE-V) has pulled the longest intercept to date at its Eldor rare earth element (REE) project in Quebec’s Ungava region.
Geomega shares jump on strong drill results
Geomega Resources (GMA-V) set the pace for miners on the Venture Exchange on June 22.