France targets Africa with new $550m state mining company France resurrects its 17th century economic policy, sets up state miner to explore for rare earths and gold focusing on francophone Africa and South America. Frik Els | February 24, 2014 | 9:09 pm
INFOGRAPHIC: How much do geologists make? And why did Forbes rank Geology as the 7th most valuable college major? Mine Staffing International | February 20, 2014 | 3:01 pm
Ryan Castilloux: Sorting reality from hype in the crowded rare earth industry Evaluating rare earth projects is a tricky business, and the ambiguous reporting methods some companies use don't make it any easier. The Metals Report | February 16, 2014 | 8:13 am
Canada’s 2014 budget kind to miners, extends 15% exploration tax credit Other than the tax credit deferment, Canada's new budget doesn't include any significant changes for the country’s mining and metals industry. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2014 | 2:16 pm
Fortune Minerals gets conditional environmental approval for Saskatchewan processing plant The company jumped nearly 18% to trade at 43 cents per share on the Toronto exchange on Tuesday. Ana Komnenic | February 11, 2014 | 9:56 pm
Q3 winning streak over: ‘Considerable underperformance’ among Canadian miners in Q4 EY's Canadian Mining Eye index shows a 9% loss in Q4 2013 and 45% for the year. Ana Komnenic | February 6, 2014 | 6:31 pm
Mining deals for about $10bn coming soon to a market near you—E&Y However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2014 | 3:04 pm
Back to miners graduating with 6-figure salaries ‘in a few years’ Baby boomers are retiring and even if only a small fraction of new projects take off, the ensuing skills shortage will bring back mining jobs boom. Frik Els | February 2, 2014 | 11:39 pm
Dr Doom: Be afraid, but not very afraid of emerging market crises While many emerging markets are teetering right now, noted economist Nouriel Roubini says chance of a fully-fledged crisis is low. Frik Els | January 31, 2014 | 8:01 pm