Sales at world’s largest rare earth firm halves, profits evaporate Baotou says WTO ruling will only increase pain for the industry. Frik Els | April 16, 2014 | 10:23 pm
Anglo American seeks $600 million compensation from Venezuela The miner became the latest corporation to sue the nation over the way it has treated foreign companies during Hugo Chavez administration. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2014 | 10:00 am
Matchmaking miners and China’s $7 trillion in savings Only last year Chinese overseas investment totalled $61.6 billion by the end of September. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 6:20 pm
On the surface, mining the moon doesn’t look that great Looking at lunar REE Michael Allan McCrae | April 6, 2014 | 10:24 am
Global electric car company could source cobalt from new Langham, Saskatchewan facility Car maker Tesla prefers suppliers in North America for its $5 billion lithium-ion battery "gigafactory" in the southwest US which could provide a boost for Fortune Minerals proposed refinery near Saskatoon . Fortune Minerals Limited | April 4, 2014 | 12:56 pm
BHP bullish on coal demand, but says prices to remain weak The mining giant believes demand for coal to keep growing over the next 20 years, driven mainly by China and India. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2014 | 2:56 pm
BHP spin-off plans met with skepticism Especially the mooted $19 billion valuation. Frik Els | April 1, 2014 | 6:03 pm
BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2014 | 11:10 am
Chinese trading platform for rare earth completes first week of operations amid WTO dispute China's rare earth industry is responsible for almost 90% of global output, but the nation has been imposed strict export quotas since 2010. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 | 5:38 pm
