August 22, 2013

Miners, metals rally as global manufacturing recovery picks up pace

Europe's industrial activity climbs to more than two-year high, US recovery gathers steam and China serves up huge surprise.

August 21, 2013

10 amazing mining facts you probably didn’t know

Which metal is 100% recyclable?

August 16, 2013

Australian mining company sues Botswana

Mount Burgess sues after Botswana denies license renewal.

August 15, 2013

Chinalco likely to buy Glencore Xstrata’s massive Peru copper mine

Deal that could be worth more than $5 billion.

August 9, 2013

Lawsuits against Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore Xstrata pile up

Cases against big banks to expose role played by the London Metal Exchange, say experts.

August 1, 2013

HudBay: another casualty of weak metals prices announces millions in losses

$59 million drop in total revenue compared to Q2 2012.

July 29, 2013

Banks, metal warehouses and the ‘dark inventory’ game

FT's John Gapper writes: "This abrupt integration of metals trading and storage echoes how banks piled into subprime mortgages before the 2008 crisis."

July 25, 2013

Junior miners going bust? CEOs weigh in on state of the industry

Following an 18-month downdraft in the sector, many investors have tough questions for these management teams.

July 20, 2013

US Fed to review Wall Street banks metals business

US central bank reconsidering 2003 determination allowing banks to move into mining, processing, transportation and warehousing of metals and minerals.

July 19, 2013

Huge $16 billion gold deposit discovered in China

It also holds 187 million tonnes of iron and 1.5 million tonnes of zinc.