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China boosts its mining quota for first batch of rare earths

The new quota for the first batch is 84,000 tonnes, compared with a cap of 66,000 tonnes for last year’s first batch.

Bloomberg News | February 20, 2021 | 11:47 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails; Iron ore…

MINING.com Editor | February 19, 2021 | 12:36 pm

Iron ore price retreats on higher steel inventories in China

Iron ore prices fell on Friday after hitting their highest…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 19, 2021 | 10:06 am

Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails

Citigroup analysts have pinned the global copper deficit at about…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 19, 2021 | 9:43 am

Biden to order review of US reliance on overseas supply chains for semiconductors, rare earths – CNBC

The White House plans to review gaps in domestic manufacturing…

Reuters | February 19, 2021 | 8:55 am

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Rick Rule: Gold price ‘could easily see $1,000’

Gold's 2015 rally evaporated on Friday and gold guru Rick Rule can see downside from here, but also the approach of a bottom in the market.

Frik Els | March 6, 2015 | 3:55 pm

Iron ore spot price drops to record low

The iron ore price suffered another steep decline on Friday, falling to the lowest since November 2008 when the SteelIndex benchmark was first introduced.

Frik Els | March 6, 2015 | 12:51 pm

Galaxy Resources: A new focus to meet the coming lithium demand

Just two years ago, Galaxy Resources Ltd. was overleveraged and unfocused.

The Energy Report | March 5, 2015 | 7:48 pm

Iron ore price crashes through $60

Down 4.5% in reaction to Beijing's crackdown on steelmakers and gloomy economic outlook.

Frik Els | March 5, 2015 | 5:12 pm

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

Pretivm Resources CEO looks to China to develop one of Canada’s richest gold mines

Pretivm is among the most valuable non-producing gold companies in the world currently.

Scott Armstrong | EnergyandGoldcom | March 4, 2015 | 12:52 pm

Mongolia’s ancient silver mines highly polluting: study

Geologists found evidence of large amounts of silver smelting that ended up contaminating a vast area in southwest China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2015 | 5:00 am

Plenty of potash, but almost no low cost sources for crop production

While the earth contains enough potash to meet the increased global demand for crop production, some regions lack potash deposits needed for optimal food crop yields, the latest global assessment of the resource by the USGS shows.

US Geological Survey | March 3, 2015 | 3:26 pm

Australia’s gold output the highest in over 10 years

Output rose to 284 tonnes in 2014, the highest in 11 years, speeding up the depletion of high-grade mine reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2015 | 9:45 am

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