(Marketwired - Aug. 5, 2014) -Critical Elements Corporation (or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CRE) (OTCQX:CRECF) (FRANKFURT:F12) announces that laboratory scale hydrometallurgical testing is in progress at the SGS Minerals Services laboratory in Lakefield, Ontar...

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (NYSE: TC) (TSX: TCM) (the "Company" or "Thompson Creek"), a diversified North American mining company, announced today financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, prepared in accordance with United St...

Qian’an Steel Department of Shougang Group (Qian’an Steel) tried to replace CaSi cored wire with calcium wire in the past two years.

The government has approved two major rare earth producers to become conglomerates by the end of this year in order to further consolidate the rare resources, combat smuggling and alleviate overcapacity in production.

In order to allow easy shipment of the manganese ore, Bollore will rehabilitate a 1,250 km railway line from Abidjan to Kaya in Burkina Faso for US$536mn, added the report.

Zamanco Minerals Limited has released its activities report for the period ended 30 June 2014.

China's central energy authority unveiled its photovoltaic (PV) development targets for 2014 on Aug 5th, vowing to install 13 gigawatts of new PV power capacity this year.

China has seen positive developments in reducing excess production capacity as it works to improve economic structure, according to a report of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Aug 3rd.