As prices surge, Vale joins iron ore production guidance cuts
Vale says 2016 output will come in at the lower end of expectations, potentially pushing the Brazilian giant to number two in global iron ore rankings.
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Iron ore price leaps to 10-month high
Iron ore up 12% for the week to $64 a tonne – coking coal rallies to one-year high.
Sibanye to invest $250 million in its gold mines, keeps shopping for new assets
Sibanye is not exclusively looking at buying gold assets; it is also considering platinum, coal, uranium and base metals mines.
Silver plays catch up with gold — hits 11-month high
Increasing interest from hedge funds and Chinese buyers are driven the metal to its biggest monthly rise since January 2015.
Shirley Temple’s fancy blue diamond ring fails to sell
The stone, still in its original Art Deco setting, was expected to fetch up to $35 million.
BHP Billiton cuts iron ore target by 10M tonnes
This would be the first time BHP reports a annual drop in iron ore output since it completed its merger with Billiton in 2001.
Myanmar Wanbao: A new dawn for the Chinese copper miner
Documentary focuses on how Chinese mining company Myanmar Wanbao is changing and speaking the new language of a changing Myanmar.
Rare earth price bulls are back
Shares in world's top miner of high-tech raw materials surge on speculation Beijing is stepping in to support rare earth prices.
Several Canadian firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea may have civil claims against them heard in Canada
Should the court decide the claim can be heard in Canada, it could have wider implications for Canadian mining companies operating in countries with less than sterling environmental and human rights records.
