Lithium could be the new gasoline as Tesla stokes demand
It's being called 'Silver Petroleum' and car manufacturers are scrambling to get hold of it.
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Rio’s now mining iron ore for $14.30 a tonne
It's newly approved Silvergrass mine will make its margins even fatter.
Rio cautious on outlook as earnings halve
"The global economy seems stuck in a subdued low-productivity growth pattern," says world's number two miner after reporting lowest earnings in 12 years.
Silver Wheaton bulks up on Brazilian gold
Silver Wheaton stock gets a boost from $800 million Vale goldstream buy.
Oyu Tolgoi copper, gold production drops
Lower grades and reduced mining at open pit expected with massive underground expansion of Mongolian mine at least five years away.
Simandou shelving great for Rio, rivals
$20 billion West African iron ore mega-project had the potential to lower long-term iron ore price by $5 per tonne according to new report.
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No metal can claim a legacy comparable to gold.
Gold price jumps to highest since March 2014
CHARTS: Gold is crushing the US dollar.
Golden spikes are becoming the norm – and that matters.
To end the week the US announced that GDP growth in the second quarter had managed just 1.2%. In response, gold shot up.
