June 22, 2015

Setting sights on ‘invisible’ mining

In-situ recovery is a new and largely untapped frontier that could improve environmental performance and change the economics of mining.

June 19, 2015

Rio Tinto sees ‘a few years of reduced consumption of new steel’

The old cycle is playing out again.

June 19, 2015

Mayor pleads for funds from security bond to stop blowing dust

"I can feel the dust on my teeth."

June 19, 2015

The bugs that boost leaching

Bacteria, those microscopic organisms, are among the unlikely heroes for researchers and mining companies working to establish economic methods to access difficult to extract or low value ores.

June 17, 2015

Iron ore price rally just gave miners ‘false hope’

Iron ore price declines to resume as Shanghai rebar drops to record low Wednesday with bears calling rally just a blip before prices retreat to $40s again.

June 17, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Every Chinese overseas investment over $100m visualized

Showing over 1,250 attempted transactions, this list includes both successful and failed attempts in order to visualize the ebb and flow of Chinese investments up until mid-2014.

June 16, 2015

Mining industry inertia will come at a price

PwC's John Gravelle on the mining industry's austerity drive, price realities and declining exploration spending.

June 16, 2015

Chris and Michael Berry: What the boomers got wrong—and right—about natural resource investing

The Gold Report, quizzed Chris and Dr. Michael Berry, authors of the Disruptive Discoveries Journal, on how investing has changed over the years in the gold, silver, niche metals and…

June 15, 2015

Rick Rule: When interviewing companies investors should start by asking—”What’s your liquidation value?”

Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott US Holdings, recounts how a small mining event led to a career-changing investment.

June 12, 2015

CHARTS: China’s steel, iron, coal industry growth collapsing

A new report shows China's move away from industrialization and construction to consumption and services is happening much quicker than previously thought.