Industrial/Specialty Minerals


Drillers at Rare Element Resources' Bear Lodge rare earth element project. Photo by Rare Element Resources

Rare Element bullish on Bear Lodge

Rare Element Resources (RES-T, REE-X) says its prefeasibility study on the Bear Lodge project in Wyoming indicates that the rare earths project is technologically feasible and offers robust returns on invested capital. 



A conveyor moves material at Malaga's Pasto Bueno tungsten mine in Peru. Photo by Grard Tournebize

Malaga sitting pretty as tungsten prices soar

Three years ago when Pierre Monet went out on the road to talk to the investment community about tungsten, he would spend more than half of his time explaining what the metal was all about. 


A drill rig at Woulfe Mining's Sangdong tungsten-molybdenum project in South Korea. Photo by Woulfe Mining

Buffet buys into tungsten mine

While tungsten promoters may want to spin a tungsten mine investment that connects back to Warren Buffet as a rousing endorsement for the metal, the main factor in the move may be far more pragmatic. 



What’s next for Ethiopian Potash?

David Wahl, former president and chief executive of Ethiopian Potash (FED-V), in an early March interview said he aimed to keep the drills turning, construction going, and results flowing from the Danakil potash project in northern Ethiopia,…


Energizer Resources' senior VP of operations Craig Scherba walks on a giant graphite ridge on the Seta graphite zone at the Green Giant vanadium-graphite project in Madagascar. Photo by Energizer Resources

Graphite: Hot commodity or hyped commodity?

Lithium and rare earth metals became the “it” commodities in the mining industry over the last few years, and now there is a growing consensus among industry watchers that graphite is set to take the stage in their wake.  



The lithium processing plant under construction at Canada Lithium's Quebec Lithium project near Val-d'Or, Quebec. Photo by Canada Lithium

Canada Lithium secures $92M vote of confidence

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.


The processing plant at Monument Mining's Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia. Photo by The Northern Miner

Juniors scramble for mainland Southeast Asia’s riches

The mainland of Southeast Asia may not hold much buzz for most Canadian explorers — with island nations in the region getting far more attention — but there are a few intrepid companies finding success in this oft-overlooked part of…


Diamond drill rigs set up at Frontier Rare Earths' Zandkopsdrift rare earth element project in South Africa. Photo by Frontier Rare Earths

Frontier eyes 2015 start-up at Zandkopsdrift REE project

A preliminary economic study (PEA) on Frontier Rare Earths’ (FRO-T) Zandkopsdrift rare earth element deposit in South Africa predicts that it could be a high-margin specialty minerals producer, churning out 20,000 tonnes of separated rare…


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