April 25, 2014 Copper price extends rally as Beijing catches hedge funds short Copper's the only commodity in a net short position. With news China is adding to strategic stockpiles, hedge funds are scrambling to find 375m pounds they don't have.
April 24, 2014 U.S. Rare Earths announces the successful completion of its preliminary exploration and assessment of Lemhi Pass Projects Drilling results show significant concentration of both heavy and critical rare earths.
April 23, 2014 Night of the living dead miners: rare earth ‘zombies’ attack ASX, TSX In 2010, rare earth and specialty metals market froth had speculators throwing money at a sector they didn't understand, and opportunistic resource company managers stepped up to take their money.
April 22, 2014 Australia’s $6.5bn Oakajee project backer holds long record of shady businesses The Oakajee port and rail project has the potential to become one of the major suppliers of Australian iron ore to Asia.
April 21, 2014 Turnaround stories revolve around proven management Very recently, we've been subtly shifting from producers and near-producers to advanced developers.
April 21, 2014 China opens Beijing to direct gold imports The move is considered by many a threath to Hong Kong’s transit role.
April 21, 2014 Canada to lose 695 coal mining jobs in same province bringing Chinese workers While Walter Energy shuts down two coal mines, leaving hundreds unemployed, HD Mining International plans to bring up to 480 Chinese workers to British Columbia.
April 20, 2014 US first rare earth mine in decades may be in Wyoming At the moment about 90% of the world’s rare earths —used in a variety of industries including green technology, defence systems and consumer electronics— come from China.
April 20, 2014 Scientists find ‘easy’ way to extract rare earths from seafloor The new method simplifies the process and may push miners to try securing more licences to explore the seabed.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
