Landslide at jade mine in Myanmar leaves at least 13 dead
Dozens are believed to be buried under the waste left by the mudslide in Myanmar’s Kachin state.
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Rio Tinto goes ahead with $5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi
Construction of the massive mine's underground portion will begin within months, with first production expected by 2020.
Copper price breakout point coming soon
New study shows existing mines, committed projects will fill demand gap only until the end of the decade – then follows "marked downtrend in production"
Gold and silver companies with the potential to move the needle
Joe Reagor discusses a handful of gold and silver companies poised to move up the value curve even if gold and silver don't go up.
Iron ore price drops below $60
Down 9% since Monday as Chinese speculators pull out and Rio Tinto CEO warns of oversupply.
London starts to see the shine in China’s gold plans
There appeared to be a changing tide of acceptance rather than concern over the past fortnight, that Shanghai is becoming a bigger, and more influential, cog in the global gold machine.
The state of the global diamond industry going into summer 2016
Current industry data and commentary paints a mixed picture as to whether market fundamentals are stable enough to support growth.
Silver demand hit record high in 2015
So did production – all time high of 887m ounces.
World’s second-largest diamond ever found could fetch over $70M
The rock, known as “Lesedi La Rona”, was unearthed in November in Botswana at a mine owned by Canada's Lucara Diamond.
