February 13, 2017 Russian-born billionaire has US rare earths mine in his sights It's the kind of announcement that will raise hackles among U.S. nationalists and especially those concerned about the loss of control of America's strategic mineral resources.
February 13, 2017 Glencore buys stakes in Mutanda and Katanga mines valued at $960m Glencore is upping its presence in the African mining landscape through the purchase of stakes in two mines it already partially owns.
February 13, 2017 The Ellis Martin Report: Interview with Benchmark Mineral’s Simon Moores Ellis Martin speaks with Simon Moores, an analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence a London-based consultancy and research firm focusing on critical and industrial metals.
February 10, 2017 DR Congo’s perfect storm A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.
February 3, 2017 Canadian mining companies dominate 2017 OTCQX Best 50 ranking The #1 ranked company was Cordoba Minerals Corp, a Toronto-based mineral exploration company, which had a total return of 466%.
February 3, 2017 US mulls scaling back ‘conflict minerals’ rule The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering the rule, which requires companies to trace and report whether their products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.
February 1, 2017 Manganese is energy ciritical Aside from iron, manganese is the most essential mineral in the production of steel. Which makes manganese the fourth largest traded metal commodity.
February 1, 2017 Here’s what miners should expect and do in 2017 While companies face different outlooks and challenges depending on the commodity they mine and their size, Deloitte says they should all should be looking for the answer to one common…
January 31, 2017 BC annual mineral exploration conference reflected a turnaround for the industry Minerals and metals prices are rising, investor confidence in the majors is returning, and those majors are keen to restock depleting minable reserves.
January 31, 2017 Moon Express ready for first private lunar trip after raising another $20M The private space exploration firm has enough money to hit the moon by the end of 2017.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
