Islands dispute: Why China won’t use rare earths against Japan
Rare earths are much less of a trade weapon in Chinese hands than in the past.
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Shares of Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR)(NYSE:EXK) were up almost 2% at $9.87 Tuesday after it announced drill results from its Bolanitos mine in Guanajuato State, Mexico.
On strike Lonmin miners take pay raise offer
Workers at Lonmin's Marikana mine have accepted a 22% pay increase to end more than five weeks of deadly strikes.
South Sudan chooses mining over oil
South Sudan, the world's newest nation, has announced plans to enact a mining law by the end of October, pushing ahead exploration and expansion in the likely mineral rich, but unexplored country, helping it to diversify its economy away from oil.
Solvista posts first results for its Caramanta gold project in Colombia
Solvista released first results on a drill program recently initiated in the Middle Cauca Gold belt in Antioquia, Colombia.
Rio Tinto cuts more jobs at coal operations
Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced more job cuts across its coal mines in Queensland as the state raises its royalty rates.
Afghanistan to reveal final bidders for giant gold deposit
The Afghanistan Ministry of Mines said Tuesday it opened its final bid for the Badakhshan gold deposit, located in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.
VIDEO: Keystone XL’s rivals try humour to win supporters
Opposition to TransCanada's (TSX, NYSE: TRP) Keystone XL oil pipeline has reached YouTube, where a recently posted video "We Quit You, Keystone XL (It's Not Us, It's You)" is getting thousands of views as it takes a witty approach to attracting more rivals to the project.
Russia says it’s flush with ‘trillions of carats’ in extraterrestrial gems
Russia claims it has uncovered a diamond field of record dimensions in eastern Siberia which is the product of a prehistoric asteroid collision.
