January 23, 2015 World Bank: Commodities falling like it’s 1985 Organization predicts a rare occurrence in 2015: a decline in all nine commodity indices with industrial metals falling another 5%; precious metals down 3%.
January 22, 2015 Peruvian rare earth discovery richer than initially thought Geology consultants leading the project found the rare earth claim has the highest range of rare earth metals in Peru.
January 21, 2015 Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.
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.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
