January 21, 2015 China’s alleged intentions to mine Antarctica spark global debate New evidence has emerged of China's interest in digging for oil, gas a minerals in the frozen continent.
January 19, 2015 Fish sperm a ‘key ingredient’ to recycling rare earth elements Japanese scientists have developed a process that uses salmon sperm to mine and reprocess rare earth elements (REEs).
January 19, 2015 Foreign producers struggle as China scraps rare earth import quotas The removal of the export quotas follows a year of regulatory changes in the rare earth industry, such as the formation of the Bataou Rare Earths Products Exchange in March…
January 16, 2015 Former Barrick Gold chief the new owner of Iamgold’s Niobec mine in Quebec This is Aaron Regent’s first acquisition since founding Toronto-based Magris Resources.
January 15, 2015 Defending mineral tenure in Canada against foreign court orders A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.
January 15, 2015 These are the top 10 global mining trends for 2015 Price volatility, geopolitical turmoil, rising costs, declining grades and a general lack of financing will make of 2015 another challenging year for the sector.
January 9, 2015 China lifts rare earths export quota, but grip still remains Beijing accepts defeat in WTO case and lifts export quota, but will now focus on rare earth export licences and taxes.
January 7, 2015 Rick Rule: we need to cut G&A fat from the industry so there are fewer, but more solvent players During a time where the pain of downward pricing has spilled from minerals into the energy sector, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a…
January 6, 2015 Are you ready for the January effect? As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect.
January 6, 2015 China scraps decade-old rare earths export quotas The long-awaited policy change comes after the World Trade Organization determined last year that the nation’s quota system violated trade rules.
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