Ghana to stop handing out gold exploration permits
An initial 90-day moratorium on new prospecting permits could be extended if necessary, authorities said.
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Pierre Lassonde: Mining cycles are good for royalty companies and investors
Director and former chairman of the World Gold Council discusses the significance of the shift in gold ownership from West to East, the problem of mining scale and the results of the industry's failure to develop new prospecting technology.
Battered Molycorp investors shrug latest setback
Morgan Stanley downgrades rare earth miner over predictions of huge revenue shortfall.
CHART ALERT: Quiet gold market primed for break-out price move
The gold market has been uncharacteristically quite this year, but now charts show a convergence of indicators that invariably precedes a sharp move.
Flood of buying pushes Montana PGM miner to near 3-year high
Billings-based Stillwater Mining shares are up 40% since the start of the year as platinum, palladium prices surge.
Palladium price hits fresh highs: record deficit predicted
Perfectly timed launch of palladium ETFs also play huge role in the PGM's 16% price jump in 2014 to within striking distance of all-time high.
US railroads to struggle with summer coal demand
Even if the railroad capacity problem is fixed, mine capacity may not be able to grow fast enough to meet demand, say experts.
Analyzing and measuring bitumen in oil sands using the oreXpress with EZ-ID mineral identification software.
The oreXpress™ spectrometer with EZ-ID™ software is a very useful tool for exploration of oil sands and analysis of bitumen content. With the oreXpress, field analysis can be used to gauge the economic viability of a potential discovery.
