Chinalco Giving U.S. Investors a Way to Play China Rare Earths
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 2:49PM CDT
China’s aluminum giant is picked to head one of three new mining groups that will handle what’s now 90% of the world’s rare earths extraction and processing.
Is Molycorp's Story Coming to an End?
Jay Yao, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 9:05AM CDT
In this bull market where valuations are often disregarded and many investors believe this time is different, there are few places for bears to hide. The broader market, whether it deserves to or not, keeps making new highs on the back...
Mexico Makes Molycorp Inc.'s Position Even Riskier
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 1:47PM CDT
Source: Grupo Mexico As if the pressure on Molycorp for a quick turnaround is not already hot and heavy with Apollo Global Management apparently betting on a bankruptcy, Mexico's biggest miner, Grupo Mexico, is taking up the government's offer...
Why You Should Avoid This Miner Like the Plague
Adam Galas, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 01, 8:18AM CDT
In 2005, global smartphone sales were 39.4 million. By 2017, that number is expected to rise to 1.579 billion, representing 36% compound annual growth over a 12-year period. Tablet sales have grown from 66.6 million in 2011 to a projected 242.3...
China Ramping Up Rare Earths Output to Highest Level in 5 Years
at The Street - Thu Jun 19, 1:26PM CDT
The latest annual rare earths quota affects state-owned mining companies and their American and Australian competitors.
Lynas Corporation Limited Up 5.9%, Penny Stock Attracts Attention (LYSCF)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 01, 11:40AM CDT
Lynas Corporation Limited (NASDAQ:LYSCF) is one of today's best performing penny stocks, up 5.9% to $0.20 on 5.1x average daily volume. Lynas Corporation Limited has traded 1.1 million shares thus far today, vs. average volume of 216,000 shares per day. The stock has underperformed the Dow (-3.5% to the Dow's 0.4%) and underperformed the S&P 500 (-3.5% to the S&P's 0.4%) during today's trading.