Antamina mine halts operations

In this interview with The Mining Report, Desormeaux notes that lithium is less dependent on short-term economic cycles than commodities like oil and copper, and says demand for lithium will grow faster than the global economy.

Many are already likening the new Silk Road undertaking to the Marshall Plan

A new intermediate precious metals producer.

The El Dorado-Monserrat project covers an area of approximately 8,000 hectares.

Prices "need to decline to a level that's so painful higher-cost Chinese mines will be forced to give up".

"It’s newness and the grade in a brand new area is what is exciting."

Shanghai trader: "This Chinese New Year procurement period is very different from past years."

For the companies that are doing well, it is a good time to grow within their markets.

Gold's longest bull run took place against a backdrop of generally low – and at times negative – inflation.