Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Lithium & Rare Earth News Digest Tuesday 16 January 2018 Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world's largest lithium miner Decision doesn't mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say. read » Following detention, journalist publishes controversial story about Venezuela's Mining Arc Rampant violence and corruption are the norm in the mines of the southern Guayana region. read » Bacanora seeks expansion of German lithium project with newly acquired exploration licence The Falkenhain deposit, in the German state of Saxony, is located about 5 km from another Bacanora asset in Germany — the 50%-owned Zinnwald lithium project. read » Canadian junior plunges ahead with three cobalt projects in B.C. Vancouver-based Cruz Cobalt is ready to kick off an airborne work program at its three B.C.-based properties amid high prices for the commodity read » $900M Australian rare earths mine given state approval The mine could supply up to 10% of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles. read » CHARTS: Big mining's surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since. read » How China is locking up critical resources in the US's own backyard China's global resource grab, and the ramifications for the rest of the world, are on my radar screen. Are they on yours? If not, maybe they should be. read » The raw materials that fuel the Green Revolution A full green shift still requires plenty of natural resources- they're just not the traditional fossil fuels we're used to. read » Mining profits are super-charged and BlackRock wants to get paid "A lot of investors were really badly burned, ourselves included." read » Cruz commences operations on BC cobalt prospect "We are very pleased to start up operations in BC… [w]e plan to be operational on multiple projects throughout 2018," the president of Cruz stated. read » Quest Rare Minerals files proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) Among other things, the Proposal provides for the reorganization of Quest's share capital, whereby all issued and outstanding Quest shares will be cancelled. read » Cobalt price bulls' worst fears may just have been confirmed Breakthrough discovery backed by the US government replaces cobalt with iron in lithium-ion batteries – enabling much cheaper, longer lasting batteries. read » Read more Lithium & Rare Earth news on MINING.com » Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Lithium and Rare Earth News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Lithium & Rare Earth News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Lithium & Rare Earth News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.