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Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage

Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with The Mining Report.

The Mining Report | December 30, 2014 | 7:05 pm

Iron ore and oil down to financial crisis levels

Iron ore and oil, for ages among the strongest commodities, are on course to end 2014 as the worst performing ones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 5:32 pm

Iron ore price surges 5%

China's $800 billion stimulus program lights fire under iron ore price on Tuesday, now up 8.5% from five-year lows a week ago.

Frik Els | December 30, 2014 | 5:26 pm

Zambia won’t reverse mining royalty hike

Move will leave up to 12,000 jobless and it is likely to sour the already fractious relationship between the government and mining companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 3:13 pm

Gold up more than 1.5% in just minutes

Worries over tension between Russia and the West, a fresh wave of political uncertainty in Greece, and a weaker dollar helped push the precious metal through key chart levels.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 3:10 pm

Peru environmental agency gets tougher on miners

The move aims to expedite the processing and sanction of pollution cases.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 12:32 pm

Epic price reversal for commodities in 2014

Whereas total returns for the S&P 500 Index and 10-Year Treasury bond stayed relatively stable throughout the year, commodities and the U.S. dollar both made an incredible about-face starting around late June, early July.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 30, 2014 | 10:38 am

The great gold, silver ETF year-end liquidation sale

Physical gold ETF holdings drop to fresh 2008 Lehman-lows and silver investors pull out nearly 300 tonnes – the worst weekly performance in 19 months.

Frik Els | December 29, 2014 | 7:39 pm