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Coal shares jump after U.S. Supreme Court rejects mercury rule

Beleaguered U.S. coal producers were thrown a lifeline after the Supreme Court struck down the Obama administration’s rule on mercury and acid gases from power plants.

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2015 | 1:39 am

$8 trillion alternative energy boom is a win for copper

Copper will remain an irreplaceable component in our ever-expanding energy needs.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | June 28, 2015 | 2:16 pm

Burkina Faso parliament adopts new mining code

Burkina Faso's transitional parliament passed a new mining code on Friday that abolishes a previous 10 percent tax break on mining company profits and obliges firms to pay into a local development fund.

Reuters | June 26, 2015 | 2:58 pm

Nervous Chinese investors dive back into gold

Chinese gold imports via Hong Kong jump 35%, shipments from Switzerland increase nine-fold in May as Shanghai's equity rally turns into sharp correction.

Frik Els | June 26, 2015 | 2:50 pm

Komatsu Awarded Order for 55 Units of Super-Large Dump Trucks for Australian Coal Mine

Komatsu Ltd. has been awarded by Adani Mining Pty. Ltd. an order for a total of 55 units of 960E-2 and 930E-4SE super-large dump trucks for delivery from the second half of 2016 for use at its Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

Komatsu | June 26, 2015 | 1:16 pm

Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender world preview at Sydney Opera House

Rio Tinto’s spectacular Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender has been launched during a world exclusive preview at the Sydney Opera House, with this year’s iconic collection including some of the most vivid pink and red diamonds ever unearthed from the Argyle mine.

Rio Tinto | June 26, 2015 | 12:07 pm