S. Africa seeks re-opening of shuttered mines to boost economy

In this interview with The Mining Report, Desormeaux notes that lithium is less dependent on short-term economic cycles than commodities like oil and copper, and says demand for lithium will grow faster than the global economy.

Additional help from lower exploration expenditures and higher income tax recovery

Many are already likening the new Silk Road undertaking to the Marshall Plan

If a junior mining company is in a dire enough situation, they may hit the “reset” button and rollback their stock.

Uranium spot prices have shown more life recently, says David Sadowski, mining equity research analyst at Raymond James, and he expects upward pressure to continue as utilities resume buying to meet future needs. In this interview, he tells The Energy Report the time is ripe to invest in uranium company stocks.

The mining industry employed more than 380,000 people in 2013, accounting for one in every 47 jobs in Canada.

"It will definitely put a lot of marginal producers out of business."

It’s a common stat in the sector: only 1 in 1,000 discoveries becomes a mine. But David Harquail, president and CEO of Franco-Nevada, takes that sobering fact one step farther.

The decision caps off a dreadful month for South Australia’s mining sector.