August 23, 2015

Mining private equity is being fundamentally transformed

Appian Capital founder Michael Scherb: "You're now seeing the same changes in mining that happened in oil and gas which is now heavily supported by PE"

August 21, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to…

August 20, 2015

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

August 20, 2015

Heap Leach: Mining’s breakthrough technology

New techniques for tailings treatment and sulfide ore recovery will see low-cost environmentally friendly heap leaching take another giant leap forward.

August 20, 2015

Russian rare earth producer to invest $320M into tantalum and niobium production

Technoinvest Alliance, one of Russia’s largest producers of rare earths is considering investing up to US$320 million in the development of Zashihinskoe field, one of Russia’s largest rare earths reserves.

August 19, 2015

New landscape for BC mining environmental reviews

First Nation support for resource projects has become increasingly important to their success.

August 17, 2015

Avalon Rare Metals begins pilot plant program at lithium asset

The facility aims to test a new lithium minerals process developed by the company over the past year.

August 12, 2015

Most Chinese rare earth miners running at a loss — report

About 90% of China’s rare earth producers are currently operating at a loss as prices for the coveted elements continue to drop due to a global glut and illegal mining.

August 11, 2015

China’s surprise currency move is more bad news for Canadian commodities

Stock markets in Canada and the United States fell sharply on the news that China had allowed the yuan to drop 2%.

August 11, 2015

Thinking outside the commodity box: Benchmark’s investment primer for lithium, cobalt and graphite

Simon Moores, managing director of London-based Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, and the firm's analyst, Andrew Miller, provide insight into minerals that they say need to shed their labels as traditional commodities…