First iron ore, now rare earths: China to launch physical trading platform
The exchange will be located in Baotou city in Inner Mongolia region, which is home to nearly half the world's light rare-earth output.
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Gold, QE3 and antibiotics
A growing number of analysts are pointing out that returns from quantitative easing are fast diminishing.
Second day of heavy losses has Semafo investors reeling
The Montreal-based company, down 21% following a dive of 17% on Wednesday, were deemed by investors to have overpromised and underdelivered on its exploration results.
Eerie photos in the wake of Hungary’s toxic aluminum spill
Spanish photographer Palindromo Meszaros has released a series of haunting photos depicting the devastating impact of a toxic aluminum spill in 2010 upon forests and rural communities in Western Hungary.
Planetary Resources and Virgin Galactic partner up for payload services
Space mining start-up Planetary Resources has announced that it has partnered with Virgin Galactic in the quest to explore asteroids for minerals.
Here we go again: Anglo, Codelco talks extended
London-based Anglo American and Chile's state-owned Codelco have not come to an agreement, said the world’s largest copper producer Thursday, instead they have agreed to extend the talks until mid August.
Largest pink diamond ever discovered goes on display
The largest pink diamond ever discovered, an 8.01 carat sparkler found earlier this year at Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine, in Western Australia, went on permanent display in a Melbourne museum Thursday morning.
UPDATED-Seven killed after plane chartered by Kinross Gold crashes in Mauritania
Seven people were killed Thursday when a military plane chartered by Canada's Kinross Gold Corp. crashed during takeoff in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, an army source told AFP.
Even Lego has gold on the brain
It could either be a sign that gold has reached a top or it has further to run, Lego introduced a mining-themed set this spring focused on gold production.
