Huge blasts at Chinese port disrupts iron ore, oil shipments
Two huge explosions at the port of Tianjin, the world's 10th largest, have killed at least 50 people and devastated the area.
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Glencore hit by $790 million writedown, cuts spending
The company's action on spending follows sharp falls across commodity prices this year.
Global gold demand hits six-year-low as China, India buy less
Total bullion demand dropped 12% in the second quarter of the year, due in part to directionless prices, the WGC says.
Massive buying of gold stocks as fear trade returns
Currency wars and hedge fund short covering lift gold price sending investors piling back into gold mining stocks.
Iron ore price rally safe from yuan devaluation
High cost domestic Chinese iron ore mines will stay shut, boosting already surging imports.
Silver Wheaton shares on a tear after record quarter
Streaming company ups production 29% in Q2 and CEO Randy Smallwood says expansion opportunities abound in today's market.
Price of crude from Canada’s oil sands more than halves since June
Experts say the main reason behind such debacle is a combination of steadily rising production, pipeline constraints and an unexpected outage at a U.S. refinery.
Most prestigious award in Canadian metallurgy goes to Hatch expert
Dr. Chris Twigge-Molecey of Hatch is this year's recipient of the Airey Award, the most prestigious award in Canadian metallurgy, presented by the Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).
Caterpillar and its regional dealers showcase customer support capabilities at Bluefield Coal Show
We have engaged in a very successful underground mining machine rebuild program with our customers—rebuilding scoops, shield haulers, continuous miners, feeder breakers and longwall gearboxes.