December 19, 2013 Molycorp completes commissioning of rare earth cracking facility The Cracking Plant is part of a multi-stage chemical process designed to increase the facility's rare earth recovery rates, boost production throughput, and contribute to lower unit production costs.
December 19, 2013 Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo.
December 19, 2013 Gold price collapses pass the $1,200 mark It plunged as much as 3% to $1,198 an ounce, the lowest price in almost six months.
December 19, 2013 China’s government likely behind country’s gold hoard—report Already the world's biggest gold producer China is set to overtake India as the No.1 gold importer. But where is all that gold going?
December 19, 2013 Who owns the biggest Bitcoin wallet? The answer might be obvious to those who have been following the Silk Road saga.
December 18, 2013 Biggest US coal plant closures of 2013 Over the next decade, US power companies have planed to permanently retire nearly 28,000 megawatts of coal-fired generating capacity.
December 18, 2013 Junior mining stocks that will let you sleep at night: Ralph Aldis The best time to buy gold is when the market hates it, especially when it comes to junior explorers with market caps under $1 billion.
December 18, 2013 Rinehart’s Roy Hill project gets $1bn funding injection The $10 billion project, originally expected to begin production this year, is way behind schedule.
December 18, 2013 Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
