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Mining in 2015: Zinc price with zing

Zinc prices will continue to gain in 2015, but all bets are off if a not unlikely stockpile shock panics buyers.

Frik Els | December 31, 2014 | 12:03 am

Rare earths discovered in Peru

The discovery — located approximately 95 km northwest of Cusco— contains both light rare earth elements (LREEs) and heavy rare earth elements and metals (HREEs).

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 7:11 pm

Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage

Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with The Mining Report.

The Mining Report | December 30, 2014 | 7:05 pm

Zambia won’t reverse mining royalty hike

Move will leave up to 12,000 jobless and it is likely to sour the already fractious relationship between the government and mining companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 3:13 pm

Peru environmental agency gets tougher on miners

The move aims to expedite the processing and sanction of pollution cases.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 12:32 pm

Epic price reversal for commodities in 2014

Whereas total returns for the S&P 500 Index and 10-Year Treasury bond stayed relatively stable throughout the year, commodities and the U.S. dollar both made an incredible about-face starting around late June, early July.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 30, 2014 | 10:38 am