December 11, 2013 What hard landing? Chinese bulk trade barometer surges to 3-year high Baltic Dry Shipping Index has surged 220% this year as the iron ore and coal trade continues to defy Chinese bears.
December 10, 2013 Simandou hearing delay hints at Vale-BSGR settlement Work on half of the giant Simandou concession in Guinea has been halted amid a corruption probe, but the door to a settlement between the Western African nation, Brazil's Vale…
December 10, 2013 BHP Billiton cuts spending by 25% Chief Andrew Mackenzie highlighted he will base future decisions on BHP's "four key pillars": coal, iron ore, petroleum and copper.
December 10, 2013 Alberta, oil sands lead the Canadian economy once again But British Columbia is expected to become the fastest growing economy by 2015.
December 10, 2013 Employment prospects for Canadian miners don’t look good Canadian mining companies are becoming increasingly unwilling to add employees to their payrolls and are reporting the weakest hiring intentions since Q3 2009.
December 6, 2013 Mining jobs in Australia to stage a comeback Resource industry employment expected to grow 11% in the next five years.
December 5, 2013 Can Juniors borrow instead of raising equity? – Kenton Ralph Toews Juniors usually raise cash to keep their operations going by issuing new shares.
December 5, 2013 Another big bank pulls out of commodities Deutsche, Europe's number two bank, has joined the US exodus and is getting out commodities trading, although it is keeping precious metals in its portfolio.
December 5, 2013 No ‘Too Big To Fail’ in mining sector opens opportunities for value investors: Mike Niehuser Mining stocks may have moved from a bear market to a place where they are becoming contrarian plays, says Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, opening opportunities for value…
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
