March 25, 2013 Japan’s massive rare earth discovery threatens China’s supremacy The deposit contains rare earths that are 20 to 30 times more concentrated than those coming from China.
March 25, 2013 Iron ore, met coal prices resilient despite powerful Chinese agency’s oversupply predictions The communist country's influential economic planning agency predicts oversupply of iron ore and moderate 4% steel production growth in 2013.
March 25, 2013 Further evidence of the ‘gold production cliff’: Intierra New gold discoveries declined by 45% over the past decade.
March 22, 2013 Copper on a precipice as stocks reach decade high Chinese buying appears to be on the wane.
March 22, 2013 The essentials for miners in Canada’s 2013 federal budget Both good and bad for Canadian mining in the 2013 federal budget.
March 21, 2013 Australia sees iron ore prices only getting worse The country's commodities forecasting agency expects average price to fall to $90 a tonne over the next five years.
March 20, 2013 Sprott and Chinese firm set $500 million minerals fund Fund will invest mostly in equities and debt instruments related to gold, precious metals, copper and minerals.
March 20, 2013 Workers strike at Chinese uranium mine in Niger About 700 workers are emanding better salaries and bonus payments.
March 19, 2013 How earthquakes create gold deposits instantaneously Study shows that gold deposits are created instantaneously through a process called 'flash vaporization'.
March 19, 2013 Conviction sell: Rio downgrade gives entire iron ore sector a bloody nose Goldman Sachs sees significant earnings declines at world number two miner.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
