US finds its Chinese rare earth dependency hard to break

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is developing a new, energy-friendly mechanism to suck smog out of the air and transform it into diamonds, to be tested in Beijing.

Gold below $1,300 again as Shanghai traders offer gold at a discount through March for the first time since September 2012.

Iron ore price drops 2.2% as stockpiles in China surge to new record and worries over country's property market mounts.

Davis’ X2 Resources has already built a war chest of almost $4 billion and is believed to be asking JPMorgan for US$8bn loan to back up a formal offer to BHP.

What must be worked through before the good companies can rise to the top.

Copper's the only commodity in a net short position. With news China is adding to strategic stockpiles, hedge funds are scrambling to find 375m pounds they don't have.

Worst in 18 years.

In 2010, rare earth and specialty metals market froth had speculators throwing money at a sector they didn't understand, and opportunistic resource company managers stepped up to take their money.

The Oakajee port and rail project has the potential to become one of the major suppliers of Australian iron ore to Asia.