Adam studied journalism and communications at Rhodes University in South Africa. He boasts over five years of experience within the media/communications sphere and is currently editor and analyst of a B2B print title focusing on the marine fuels/oil sector. He is also a freelance writer across a wide range of business titles, including Leadership Magazine, African Communications and African Decisions.
Adam covers a wide range of commodities for the Investing News Network, primarily focusing on rare earth, oil and gas. Throughout his copywriting career he has been based in Africa, Europe and North America, which has allowed him to diversify and build upon his knowledge of global commodities and market trends. Adam currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.
Rare Earth Investing News spoke with Jim Powell, vice president of corporate development at Tasman Metals, to find out how his company’s rare earth projects are progressing and to gauge his opinions on current rare earth prices and the market in general.
The Australia-based rare earth miner projects that rare earth demand will grow at above-GDP rates over the medium term, driven by increases in demand from key sectors.
A recently released study that shows that the US is tied with Papua New Guinea as having the longest approval process among the 25 top mining countries in the world.
Lynas Corporation is facing a moment of truth over its controversial Malaysian processing plant as locals prepare to go to the polls in what is being hailed as the most closely contested election in the country’s history.
Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a “huge” new rare earth deposit on the Pacific seabed that can be mined at low cost while producing material that is 20 to 30 times more concentrated than the product currently being mined in China.
Japanese auto maker Honda has established the world’s first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries. Using the newly defined process, it is able to extract over 80 percent of rare earth metals contained in used batteries at more than 99-percent purity.
