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Europe closes in on conflict minerals

An annual list that reveals the names of mineral smelters that do not use raw materials linked with criminal gangs is at the heart of Europe’s push to clean up the world’s mining industry.

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | June 9, 2015 | 11:28 am

Most US mining and natural resources jobs lost in six years

Mining and logging was the big exception in Friday's payroll numbers with 18,000 jobs lost in May, the worst month since the global financial crisis.

Frik Els | June 5, 2015 | 12:40 pm

Chile may be China’s next competitor in the rare earths market

Chilean company Mineria Activa is stepping up efforts to grab some of that market in a much greener way than China,

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2015 | 5:55 am

The world’s top 40 miners saw returns hitting decade-low in 2014 — report

They shed $156 billion in market value last year, or about 16% of their combined worth, according to PwC.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2015 | 3:00 am

IMAGE GALLERY: Potash ponds in the Utah desert

To the non-expert eye they may seem a set of mirages, but these turquoise-purple-pink visions are what ground-level potash ponds look like near Arches National Park.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2015 | 10:00 am

Stans Energy kicks off fresh legal actions over Kyrgyzstan’s $118 million pending payment

The Canadian rare earths junior is appealing a Moscow court decision of Moscow City Arbitrazh Court of not allowing it to obtain a sum related to the loss of its Kutessay II mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2015 | 8:50 am