August 12, 2015

Commodities, mining stocks sinking as China devalues its currency again

But gold is, so far, profiting from the situation, heading for its longest winning streak in three months.

August 11, 2015

China’s devaluation of Yuan hits miners, commodities

The decision of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to devalue the yuan by 1.9% sent most mining stocks and commodities down the slippery slope.

August 10, 2015

EPA-triggered mine spill in Colorado triples in volume

About 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater, triple previous estimates, have poured from an old Colorado gold mine into local streams since Wednesday last week.

August 9, 2015

Aluminium-Intensive XE is most fuel efficient Jaguar ever

The innovative new Jaguar XE is the only car in the class to use an aluminium-intensive monocoque, with lightweight aluminium accounting for 75% of the structure.

August 8, 2015

EPA’s blows it — causes massive mine wastewater spill at Colorado rivers

While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was investigating pollutants at an old gold mine, it accidentally released an estimated one million gallons of mining waste into a creek.

June 9, 2015

South32 mulls writing down stake in South African manganese venture

It may reduce the value of its 60% stake in the Samancor Manganese joint venture, as it keeps furnaces shut due to low prices for the commodity.

May 17, 2015

Rio said to sell $1B worth of aluminum assets

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) is reportedly selling its Pacific Aluminum business - a group of smelters in Australia and New Zealand - in a deal potentially valued at $1 billion.

May 7, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Aluminum – the metal extraordinaire

Aluminum (or aluminium) is the world’s most common metal by crustal abundance, making up 8.2% of mass. It’s more common than iron (5.6%) and a whopping 1200x more abundant than…

May 6, 2015

South32 gets going after BHP investors strong support, sees M&A opportunities

BHP Billiton shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the South32 demerger, a spin off that creates Australia’s third-largest mining company.

May 4, 2015

Workers end two-week long strike at BHP’s nickel mine in Colombia

It's estimated that the labour action generated about US$26 million in losses, forcing BHP to declare force majeure last week.