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Resource nationalism is one of the main causes of the current commodity prices instability and it is threatening global security, warns London-based Chatham House in its latest report.

The government of Afghanistan announced Friday its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders, with a consortium backed by City of London banker Ian Hannam, former BHP Billiton CEO Chip Goodyear and Poland’s multibillionaire Jan Kulczyk, emerging as the biggest winner.

Chinese enterprises are turning to "urban mining" to satisfy the country's voracious appetite for metals

After months of polemic and legal battles, Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX:LYC) has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court triumph.

The rise of mining costs will have a more dramatic impact on the 2013 industry results than in the last couple of years, revealed Thursday global ranking agency Fitch Ratings.

Pay and working conditions have become a thorny issue in Zambia particularly when it comes to the many Chinese-run mines in the country.

Yet investor hopes remain undiminished

Traders follow company execs and pile into the rare earth miner sending the stock up 19%

Nothing, not even a month-long halt in production, has stopped REE prices from falling.