January 20, 2015 Rio Tinto digging up more iron ore despite slumping prices The world’s second largest iron ore miner is targeting a 18% output increase this year, adding to a mounting global glut that has driven down the commodity price.
January 19, 2015 Fish sperm a ‘key ingredient’ to recycling rare earth elements Japanese scientists have developed a process that uses salmon sperm to mine and reprocess rare earth elements (REEs).
January 19, 2015 Foreign producers struggle as China scraps rare earth import quotas The removal of the export quotas follows a year of regulatory changes in the rare earth industry, such as the formation of the Bataou Rare Earths Products Exchange in March…
January 19, 2015 Eric Coffin: is market sentiment shifting to gold? So where do investors go looking for returns? Eric Coffin suggests gold, both bullion and stocks.
January 19, 2015 Goldcorp strikes $440 million deal for Probe Mines The move will see the miner taking control of the Borden Gold project in northern Ontario.
January 16, 2015 Iron ore price: Closing marginal producers not enough Next round of displacements will come from mines "that just 18 months ago could have been making $50/mt or more in cash margin" says new report.
January 15, 2015 Defending mineral tenure in Canada against foreign court orders A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.
January 15, 2015 Shanghai gold deals get a boost as WGC sets bullion free trade zone The World Gold Council (WGC) and the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) have signed memorandum of understanding on a comprehensive strategic gold cooperation agreement.
January 13, 2015 Copper price plummets as commodities drop to 12-year low Copper price slumps 5% to lowest since July 2009 on Tuesday as worries about global growth overwhelms industrial metals markets.
January 13, 2015 Sandvik unveils new mid-range mining crushers Part of the firm's CH800 series of mining cone crushers, the two models aim to help improve productivity and profitability in the mid-range segment.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
