Mining majors rerate as China, iron ore price defy gloom
Big 4 enjoy huge market value gains as the price of their most profitable product and the prospects of their number one customer continue to recover.
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Copper price jumps on Chinese import surge, warehouse drawdown
Copper up 1% as Chinese imports reach 18-month high, global warehouse inventories decline for the 28th consecutive session.
The fire fueling gold
Our model tells us that the tipping point for gold is when real interest rates go above the 2-percent mark.
Queensland wait times for exploration approval cut in half
“Mining is one of the key pillars of the Queensland economy and streamlining this process will let resource companies get on with business."
Rio’s Argyle Phoenix diamond fetches $2 million
"We are delighted with the results for the 2013 tender collection which are a reflection of their rarity, provenance and global reach."
Art Cashin on the ‘strange happenings’ in the paper gold market
"And while I am far from being a conspiracy theorist, I could see where some of the people involved in that asset class would be concerned."
Sweeping changes to Myanmar mining laws planned
Less state involvement, possible lifting of ban on ore exports and smoother licensing process envisaged for South Asian nation.
GM’s battery switch more good news for lead
Lowly lead predicted to be 2014's best performing metal.
Fresh protests erupt over Europe’s largest gold project
Thousands of people gathered in the Romanian capital Bucharest and other cities on Sunday in a show of opposition against the Rosia Montana project in Transylvania