April 9, 2014

Zachary Schumacher’s ‘State of the Rare Earths’ address

As China's rare earth production winds down, other sources worldwide could shape up to reward early investors.

April 8, 2014

Study: Copper surplus likely to push price down to $2.75 a pound

The closely-watched Thomson Reuters GFMS annual copper survey paints a grim picture for the copper price in 2014 and beyond.

April 8, 2014

Iron ore price tracks higher as Chinese finance deals unravel

Iron ore is up 12% from lows sparked by panicked selling from Chinese traders and mills using stockpiles for trade credit.

April 8, 2014

Mining, oil and gas companies, at highest risk of cyber-attacks: report

Personal assistants at large mining companies and PR people were the most targeted by online criminals.

April 7, 2014

Renewed estimates of Chinese gold demand

Analysis of the detail discovered in historic information in the context of China’s gold strategy has allowed me for the first time to make reasonable estimates of vaulted gold, comprised…

April 7, 2014

Matchmaking miners and China’s $7 trillion in savings

Only last year Chinese overseas investment totalled $61.6 billion by the end of September.

April 6, 2014

Watch a 631-foot containership run aground

Almost on the soccer pitch.

April 6, 2014

On the surface, mining the moon doesn’t look that great

Looking at lunar REE

April 6, 2014

Four areas revved up for a resource boom

A diversified selection of commodity stocks is key.

April 4, 2014

China to shut down 2,000 coal mines this year

As part of the Beijing’s ongoing plan to reduce the alarming rates of air pollution and reduce the nation’s dependency on the fossil fuel.