Rare earths discovered in Peru
The discovery — located approximately 95 km northwest of Cusco— contains both light rare earth elements (LREEs) and heavy rare earth elements and metals (HREEs).
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Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage
Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with The Mining Report.
Iron ore and oil down to financial crisis levels
Iron ore and oil, for ages among the strongest commodities, are on course to end 2014 as the worst performing ones.
Iron ore price surges 5%
China's $800 billion stimulus program lights fire under iron ore price on Tuesday, now up 8.5% from five-year lows a week ago.
Zambia won’t reverse mining royalty hike
Move will leave up to 12,000 jobless and it is likely to sour the already fractious relationship between the government and mining companies.
Gold up more than 1.5% in just minutes
Worries over tension between Russia and the West, a fresh wave of political uncertainty in Greece, and a weaker dollar helped push the precious metal through key chart levels.
Peru environmental agency gets tougher on miners
The move aims to expedite the processing and sanction of pollution cases.
Epic price reversal for commodities in 2014
Whereas total returns for the S&P 500 Index and 10-Year Treasury bond stayed relatively stable throughout the year, commodities and the U.S. dollar both made an incredible about-face starting around late June, early July.
The great gold, silver ETF year-end liquidation sale
Physical gold ETF holdings drop to fresh 2008 Lehman-lows and silver investors pull out nearly 300 tonnes – the worst weekly performance in 19 months.
