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North Korea digging ever deeper to keep its economy afloat

The sharp fall in global commodity prices is starting to have an impact on North Korea, economists say, hurting a state that relies heavily on exports of minerals to keep its economy afloat – and its gargantuan military funded.

The Guardian | March 12, 2015 | 4:36 am

How to position your portfolio for the coming gold upturn: Alphatox’s Etienne Moshevich

In this interview with The Gold Report, Moshevich discusses 11 gold, manganese and graphite companies with management teams that have the skills to ride the wave to create shareholder value.

The Gold Report | March 5, 2015 | 8:40 am

Gareth Hatch: New REE export rules inside China level the international playing field

The era of rare earth elements export quotas and tariffs in China will soon be over and that could ultimately mean a new era of higher prices for REEs inside China, says Gareth Hatch, founding principal of Technology Metals Research and president of Innovation Metals Corp.

The Mining Report | March 4, 2015 | 6:20 pm

American junior finds antimony on old gold concession

New World Gold Corp. executives say that since the discovery several companies, including a Chinese group, have approached them with offers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2015 | 2:08 pm

Poor market conditions put major chill on global exploration

Global exploration spending dropped 26% in last year, compared with 2013, as several juniors threw in the towel and producing miners slammed the brakes on capital and exploration expenditure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2015 | 1:04 pm

Apple puts batteries at the centre of its EV masterplan

Law suit exposes Apple's electric vehicle ambitions; Supply chain excellence key to company cutting battery costs and increasing volume for secret EV plan, Project Titan

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | February 25, 2015 | 1:59 pm

South Africa drops out of top 10 in Africa for mining investment

Namibia and Botswana top the latest mining investment attractiveness index for the continent and move into top 25 worldwide.

Frik Els | February 24, 2015 | 11:10 pm

Canada’s Saskatchewan second only to Finland as world’s top mining destination

The potash and oil-rich province was placed at the top of the Fraser Institute's annual rank of mining companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 11:37 am

Video: John Kaiser proposes a new system for financing junior miners

Kaiser believes the easiest way to bolster the sector, which exists to provide capital to find and develop new mines, is to abolish Accredited Investor Exemption rules that currently restrict non-rich people from giving money directly to the treasuries of these companies.

CEO.CA | February 20, 2015 | 1:26 pm

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