January 29, 2012 Fukushima was a blip; uranium fundamentals stronger than ever The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant last March had uranium investors fleeing for the exits. While the nuclear fuel used to make yellowcake had enjoyed something of a…
January 27, 2012 Forget gold, IRON ORE is the story of the decade On the last day of Roundup, Vancouver's mining showcase, Sandy Chim CEO of Canada's Century Iron Mines, flashed a few slides about China, India and the iron ore market that…
January 27, 2012 An illustrated look at rare earth elements that power our electronic devices Innovation News Daily published an infographic of energy critical rare earth elements.
January 26, 2012 Dr Caterpillar’s (excellent) prognosis for mining With revenues of $60 billion last year and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy…
January 26, 2012 Zinc risks a temporary glut Zinc may be the black sheep of base metals this year amid expectations that increases in mining capacity will pressure prices. However, the outlook could brighten should some of those…
January 25, 2012 Harper Builds Oil Links With China After Obama ‘Slap’ on Keystone Pipeline Prime Minister Stephen Harper is gaining support among Canadians for his plan to ship oilsands crude to China after President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s $7 billion Keystone XL…
January 24, 2012 Toyota says could bring rare earth substitute for hybrid cars to market within two years Reuters reports that Toyota has developed a technology to substitute rare earths used in its hybrid vehicles. The company, which has a strong lead in environmentally friendlier car sales around…
January 24, 2012 A Coming Great Global Angst Our agriculture system is concentrated on producing a very few staple crops - there is a very serious lack of crop diversity.
January 20, 2012 Trading places: rare earth prices plummet while rare earth miners rocket in 2012 The share price performance of those non-Chinese rare earth miners closest to production – Molycorp in the US, Australia's Lynas and Great Western Minerals in South Africa – is in…
January 20, 2012 Gold for the week down in euros, up in dollars amid ‘significantly reduced physical market activity Wholesale market gold bullion prices in dollars dropped to US$1,646 an ounce Friday lunchtime in London – down 1.4% on yesterday's high – as China prepared for the week-long Lunar…
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