Greenland rare earths: PM would welcome ‘thousands of Chinese workers’
Autonomous Danish territory is "too reliant" on fisheries and EU subsidies.
Frik Els , Editor
Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.
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Worries mount over draconian Mongolian mining bill
"The impact of the draft law on the minerals industry will be to halt current minerals exploration and development in Mongolia and greatly discourage any future investment."
Encanto Potash close to $700m/year Indian deal
Things are moving in the junior otash sector in Canada.
Red hot iron ore cools down as Chinese mills opt for cheaper domestic supplies
The move comes despite the nation’s coldest winter in 28 years which keeps domestic mines closed and local supplies limited.
American Eagle Gold coin sales set for best January since 1999
Already greater volume than December with three weeks to go.
Gold price: The schizophrenic Chinese trade
When up means down.
Economic crisis looms in Venezuela
Venezuela's liquid foreign reserves are drying up, the currency is 300% overvalued, but no economic decisions will be made before new government is put in place.
While your shares were tanking, Molycorp was funding research to eliminate need for rare earths
Molycorp is down 22% after putting on hold production expansion. Yesterday the miner gave money for a new $120 million institute tasked with finding alternatives to the very stuff it is mining.
Potash junior shoots up after inking Indian deal
Karnalyte wants to be independent Saskatchewan player.
China’s copper imports could fall 17% in 2013
That's because domestic miners are quickly ramping up production.
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
The world’s 50 biggest mining stocks shrug off global turmoil, hitting a combined $2.4 trillion value in Q1, but the tide did not lift all boats.