Coal use in Germany the highest in 24 years
Coal accounted for 25% of the country's total electricity production in 2013,
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Gold mining deals set to pick up in 2014
As bullion miners continue to be valued at a discount because of ongoing price volatility,
SNL Metals & Mining acquires IntierraRMG
Through this acquisition, SNL expands global footprint to Perth, Stockholm, Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto.
Moody’s jumps on the gold bearish wagon
The rating agency reduced its 2014 forecast for average gold price from $1,200 to $1,100/Oz and from $20 to $18/Oz for silver.
Unable to secure financing, Finland’s Talvivaara lays off nearly half its workforce
In October the company announced that its liquidity position had been seriously weakened to due a declining nickel price and waste water leakage issues.
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.
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.
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 at discounts. In investing, people tend to prefer stocks when they are expensive and hate them when they are cheap.
Canada wants 20% of global rare earth market by 2018
Private and public partnerships envisaged to break China's grip on the market.
