September 17, 2012 Plunging profits mark the end of coal’s halcyon era in China The halcyon decade that China's coal industry has enjoyed since 2002 market reforms has reached its terminus with a major dive in first half profits this year.
September 16, 2012 Metal prices to crater in three years due to Chinese re-balancing A belated rebalancing of the Chinese economy will lead to a collapse in commodities prices by 2015 according one of the West's leading experts on the PRC's economy.
September 16, 2012 How China drives commodities down Australia's resources minister, Martin Ferguson, has caused a stir with his assertion that the country's mining boom, one of the biggest drivers of its economic growth, is "over". As he…
September 16, 2012 IMG wrestles with cons of coal block cancellation The governments high-level panel looking into the controversial coal block allocations for captive mining has decided against cancelling three...
September 16, 2012 Mining giants cut jobs Coal miners are cutting 900 jobs in Australia, in the latest sign that falling commodities prices and rising costs are taking their toll on the mining sector.
September 16, 2012 Canada lost mining jobs over the last ten years: NDP Peter Julian, Canada's natural resources critic, claims that the mining sector has lost jobs over the last 10 years and would like to right the resource sector by pushing it…
September 14, 2012 Wrong again Dr Copper: The best indicator of Chinese growth has slowed to 3.6% The recent spike in the price of copper speaks of overoptimism.
September 14, 2012 Rio Tinto CEO: China steel production to reach 1 billion metric tons by 2030 Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese told reporters in Beijing that the company is optimistic about China's long-term steel production, predicting that Chinese steel output will increase by 40% to reach…
September 14, 2012 Trolex searching for models for its ‘Miners Rock!’ 2013 calendar UK-based environmental and equipment monitoring system provider Trolex is on the hunt for people in the coal mining industry to pose for a ‘Calendars Girls (and Guys!)’ calendar in aid…
September 13, 2012 Anglo Pacific: Increase to coal royalty rate in Queensland to impact Kestrel and Crinum Mines Anglo Pacific Group PLC announced that the proposed changes to royalty rates, which were announced by the Queensland Government on September 11, 2012, are also expected to apply to the…
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
