July 5, 2018

Thermal coal prices hit 6-year high

Seaborne price for coal used in electricity generation scales $120 a tonne as South Africa diverts exports for domestic use and Asian demand spikes.

July 4, 2018

Our four favourite charts from PWC’s mining industry survey

"He's my favourite."

July 3, 2018

Burning villages, ethnic tensions menace Mozambique gas boom

Women’s cries just after 1 a.m. confirmed Barnabe Samuel Mussa’s worst fears -- an attack was underway.

July 3, 2018

Brazilian ex-billionaire Batista sentenced to 30 years in jail for bribery

Eike Batista, who was once one of the richest men in the world, was found guilty of bribing former Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral in exchange for contracts.

July 2, 2018

Commodities face a twin threat, Morgan Stanley says

Amid the warnings, copper was listed as the top pick after palladium.

June 29, 2018

Mongolian parliament OKs plan to sell 30% of Tavan Tolgoi Mine

Mongolian lawmakers approved a plan to sell up to 30% of the troubled Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in the Gobi desert.

June 28, 2018

South Africa’s Exxaro expects H1 thermal coal output to rise 1%

Exxaro Resources Ltd expects coal production for the half year to June 30 to increase by 1.7 percent to 23.52 million tonnes.

June 28, 2018

Sibanye-Stillwater hit with lawsuit over mounting fatalities, losses

US law firm Bernstein Liebhard said the suit would deal with "misleading statements" made by the precious metals producer, which has had 21 fatalities on its operations so far in…

June 27, 2018

Gold mining the least polluting in the metals sector — WGC

It depends on how you measure it.

June 27, 2018

US steel users challenge Trump’s authority to impose tariffs in court

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday the American Institute for International Steel and two of its member companies argue that the US president’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are unconstitutional.