Chinese steel mills restart production but ore demand remains modest.

Sandvik Fire Suppression has announced the launch of Eclipse™, a world-first environmentally friendly fluorine-free fire suppression foam for mobile equipment, and which rapidly biodegrades – unlike conventional foams that can persist in the environment for thousands of years after discharge.

Kyrgyz government moves to revoke Stans Energy's licence for rare earth mine and plant that was the main global source of heavy REEs during the Soviet era.

Decline was in line with S&P/TSX Composite index, which also plummeted 15% during the quarter.

Patient and steadfast uranium investors were given an early Christmas present last week when the Japanese community of Satsumasendai announced approval of the restart of the Sendai nuclear power-plant, the first restart to be approved in Japan since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Just a couple of days after announcing a strategic investment and JV agreement with AuRico, Carlisle Goldfields (CGJ.TSXV) has been offered $0.096 per share in an all-cash takeover from Nordgold.

Their plea comes amid fears a climate change deal reached Wednesday between the U.S. and China could hurt coal miners in Australia.

Global demand, however, fell to its lowest in nearly five years as Chinese buying slid by a third.

The news come only a day after the project executive director in Chile, Eduardo Flores, told local media that Barrick was hopeful it could find a way forward with the long-delayed mine.