Global battle for rare earth heats up
Europium, terbium and yttrium - vital rare earth minerals at the centre of a world trade battle with China.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromMining
Solid Energy profit jumps 56pc on record sales, warns of downturn
Solid Energy has posted a 56 per cent jump in first-half profit on record sales while warning earnings in the second half will be "substantially" down.
Solid Energy says Spring Creek miners never at risk
Solid Energy says staff at its West Coast Spring Creek Mine were never at risk, despite the mine...
Spring Creek mine shut down by safety inspectors
Production at Solid Energy's Spring Creek underground coal mine has been halted after three safety...
Upset over Whittall's new venture
The former chief executive officer of Pike River Coal has set up a mine safety consulting business. Peter Whittall was the boss of the West Coast mine when a series of explosions killed 29 men in November 2010.