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Motley Fool says Rio Tinto is a 4-star stock ready to pop

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

Motley Fool | May 21, 2012 | 5:34 pm

Big bullion bounceback

The sharp turnaround in sentiment in the bullion market has some asking whether the rally is a dead cat bounce or perhaps the last chance to buy before prices rocket.

MINING.com Editor | May 18, 2012 | 10:45 pm

China’s rare earth quotas are a joke. 74% of oxides never left port this year

Chinese authorities added 10,680 tonnes to the country's export allowance this week but it is something of a meaningless exercise because during the first quarter China only exported 26.3% of the initial quota.

Frik Els | May 18, 2012 | 9:00 pm

Graff Diamonds IPO should catapult the diamond king up the billionaires list

Laurence Graff, the undisputed king of uber-expensive diamonds, will earn a tidy $290 million windfall when he restructures his Mayfair-based company and will vastly boost his paper wealth when Graff Diamonds lists in Hong Kong for as much as $4 billion.

Frik Els | May 18, 2012 | 8:58 pm

Rare earthquake: May last year Molycorp investors were $5.5 billion richer

The Colorado company is destined to become the number one producer outside China, but the rapidly changing economics of the industry has seen its stock decline 20% this week and 74% since May last year.

Frik Els | May 18, 2012 | 6:05 pm

Planetary Resources doesn’t want more people onboard its asteroids-mining ship

Less than a month after officially launching its asteroid-mining plans, Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron’s owned company Planetary Resources, has already decided not to accept any more job applications.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2012 | 5:20 pm

China is developing a grid better for coal than renewables: report

China won’t meet its carbon and energy intensity targets unless dramatic changes to its electricity grid are applied, says a study by U.S.-based Energy Transition Research Institute.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2012 | 3:59 pm

Peru’s illegal mining exports problem worse than drug trafficking: report

Peru’s illegal mining exports reached $1.8 billion in 2011, exceeding even drug trafficking profits, which accounted for $1.2 billion, said local consultancy firm Macroconsult.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2012 | 3:51 pm

Silvercorp sets records in China as it emerges from short and distort saga

Silvercorp Metals along with the rest of the silver sector jumped on Thursday as the price of the precious metal recovered from […]

Frik Els | May 18, 2012 | 12:27 am

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