September 18, 2013

Canada to boost support for mining, but faces challenges

The government is fine tuning details of an aggressive campaign to promote Canada’s mining sector abroad, and so redirect trade spending and foreign affairs to core economic interests.

September 18, 2013

Scrap your Wall Street career plans, study mining and agriculture instead: Jim Rogers

"The power is shifting again from financial centres to the producers of real goods. The place to be is in commodities: raw materials and natural resources."

September 17, 2013

South Africa open to modifying controversial mining bill

Both companies and legal experts have criticized extensively some of the clauses, which it makes the law "unconstitutional."

September 15, 2013

Billionaire miner Robert Friedland sounds off

"We’re much closer to the bottom of this cycle than you imagine. This is not the end of the super-cycle."

September 5, 2013

Global mining deals down 74% and not much hope for 2014

PwC said the statistics reflected a shift by miners from buyers to sellers.

August 31, 2013

Peak Resources making progress in Tanzania

Produces third high purity rare earth compound.

August 31, 2013

Neil Adshead, Ph.D., says some mining stocks are ‘sitting ducks’

What can a Doctor in Economic Geology tell you about a mining project?

August 29, 2013

Rare earths recycling on the rise

New US facility to recycle REE from fluorescent lamps.

August 29, 2013

Junior explorer’s fortunes follow those of senior miners: Steve Todoruk

Major mining companies may begin to recover following wave of write-offs. Optimism for majors may benefit the juniors as well.

August 28, 2013

Anthony Mariano: Calling next-generation REE investors

If you thought you had rare earth element mining all figured out, think again.