Rare earth unlocks key reaction in copper, gold, silver, uranium mineralization
The new finding on the role of cerium came out of the ‘Olympic Dam in a test tube’ project.
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Ross Norman: The mother of all gold opportunities as central banks walk the line
If you didn’t get the memo about the beginning of a new gold bull run in Q3 2018 then this is your last call.
British Columbia’s mineral exploration spend up 28% – report
EY's annual British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey found Canada’s exploration expenditure remained third in global rankings behind South America and Australia.
Tests find copper can kill 99.9% of germs on high-touch surfaces
Copper is the only solid metal touch surface registered as a public health product by Health Canada and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids
During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.
CHARTS: Gold price bulls lose steam as yields trump inflation bet
Gold has in little over two months gone from being a favored reflation bet to heading for its worst first quarter in almost four decades.
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week
Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.
Gold price: 3… 2… 1… Let the corrective rally begin
Gold has a bright future ahead, but not before it goes through a medium-term decline after this corrective rally is over.
Activist investor Pentwater takes aim at Turquoise, Rio boards over CEO exit
Pentwater is Turquoise Hill's largest shareholder after Rio with a 9% stake.
