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Peruvian rare earth discovery richer than initially thought

Geology consultants leading the project found the rare earth claim has the highest range of rare earth metals in Peru.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2015 | 4:00 pm

Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report

December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2015 | 3:18 pm

China’s alleged intentions to mine Antarctica spark global debate

New evidence has emerged of China's interest in digging for oil, gas a minerals in the frozen continent.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2015 | 12:25 pm

Fish sperm a ‘key ingredient’ to recycling rare earth elements

Japanese scientists have developed a process that uses salmon sperm to mine and reprocess rare earth elements (REEs).

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2015 | 5:50 pm

Former Barrick Gold chief the new owner of Iamgold’s Niobec mine in Quebec

This is Aaron Regent’s first acquisition since founding Toronto-based Magris Resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 16, 2015 | 2:03 pm

Defending mineral tenure in Canada against foreign court orders

A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.

Norton Rose Fulbright | January 15, 2015 | 11:43 pm

These are the top 10 global mining trends for 2015

Price volatility, geopolitical turmoil, rising costs, declining grades and a general lack of financing will make of 2015 another challenging year for the sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2015 | 4:53 pm

Rick Rule: we need to cut G&A fat from the industry so there are fewer, but more solvent players

During a time where the pain of downward pricing has spilled from minerals into the energy sector, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a few comments.

Sprott Global Resource Investments | January 7, 2015 | 1:46 pm

China scraps decade-old rare earths export quotas

The long-awaited policy change comes after the World Trade Organization determined last year that the nation’s quota system violated trade rules.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 11:00 am

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