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Platfields calls for state intervention in South African platinum sector

Bongani Mbindwane, CEO of South African junior explorer Platfields (SJ:PLL), has written an open letter to South Africa's mineral resources minister calling for direct assistance in dealing with the platinum sector's dire condition.

Marc Howe | July 31, 2012 | 3:23 am

Molycorp production push to challenge Chinese rare earth dominance

The USA's largest rare earth producer Molycorp (NYSE:MCP) is mounting a credible challenge to Chinese rare earth dominance by dramatically scaling up output and potentially increasing its global market share to 30% from 4% at present.

Marc Howe | July 31, 2012 | 2:15 am

A few Republicans start talking carbon tax

While their counterparts in Australia are having nothing to do with it, some wonkish types in the Republican Party are floating the idea of a carbon tax.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 11:21 pm

Nearly a quarter of streams in southern West Virginia polluted due to mine runoff

Phys.org says damage to streams and rivers in southern West Virginia is substantial due to mining, and even small operations can have a large impact on wildlife.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 10:55 pm

Diavik spent $146.7 million on northern business in 2012

Diavik Diamond Mine touted the out-sized impact it has on the local economy in its 2012 mid year socio economic report.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 10:16 pm

Just to be clear Bob Dylan is not a gold bug

The brouhaha over Bob Dylan's made-up quotes inspired some in the Twitter-verse to add their own mis-attributions to the 71-year-old music legend.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 9:46 pm

Gold and silver lessons from Pawn Stars

Despite being in a bull market for the past decade, precious metals are still widely under-owned by historical standards. The percentage of wealth held in gold and silver today fails in comparison to the last bull market thirty years ago.

Eric McWhinnie - Wall Street Cheat Sheet | July 30, 2012 | 9:36 pm

Stock picking is back, junior resources have been ‘decimated’: Sprott strategist

Investors have become fatigued with marco news and are now back to looking at a company's fundamentals, said Peter Imhof, investment strategist at Sprott Asset Management, speaking to Business News Network on Monday.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 8:21 pm

We’re buying seven million ounces of silver: Eric Sprott

Eric Sprott announced that his company has $200 million committed to his self-named Sprott Physical Silver Trust, and the announcement will help silver, which has been in the "doldrums."

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 7:57 pm

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