January 12, 2014 China’s rare earth industry is still dominated by illegal operations Despite a two year campaign aimed at cleaning the sector and removing all unlawful operations, China has admitted that its rare earth industry still suffers greatly from pollution, smuggling, and illegal…
January 10, 2014 Ex Chevron mining, Molycorp CEO bets Niocorp next niobium gem The man at the helm of Molycorp for 15-plus years, who helped to ignite a mania in the rare earths industry just five years ago, has bet big on a…
January 8, 2014 At least 26 killed in attack on Congo’s mining hub The Mai Mai Kata Katanga separatist militia attacked the city of Lubumbashi, in the copper-rich southeast province of Katanga.
January 8, 2014 Resource rich countries make up over 50% of the “extreme risk” jurisdictions to invest Study also says that Myanmar is the country where the business environment improved the most last year.
January 8, 2014 How contrarians play bear markets in resources: Rick Rule Your willingness to buy a stock should not be diminished by the fact that it has fallen in price. In everyday purchases, we want to buy things that are selling…
January 8, 2014 Canada wants 20% of global rare earth market by 2018 Private and public partnerships envisaged to break China's grip on the market.
January 6, 2014 China consolidates REE industry China's largest rare earths producer has bought nine regional mining companies.
January 1, 2014 Supply worries cloud 2014 mining outlook But bubbly stock markets could see investors return to the sector as 2013's plunge in commodity prices make metals and minerals look cheap.
December 31, 2013 ‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013 While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.
December 27, 2013 Leading indicators from the superstars of resource investing For this special year-end feature, we asked some of your favorite thought leaders about the tools they use to spot trends and make those important buy-sell decisions.
Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding. December 29, 2025 | 03:50 am
