China shuns Indian iron ore in favour of Australia’s
Chinese steel mills are turning their backs on India and embracing Australia as a source of higher-grade ore for steelmaking.
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New Brunswick tungsten-moly mine gets environmental green light
Canada could be back to producing tungsten again following the closure of the country's only tungsten mine in late 2015.
Colombia coal mine explosion kills 13
Thirteen coal miners have died in Colombia after an explosion at an illegal coal mine on Friday.
Villagers invade Acacia’s North Mara mine in Tanzania
Hundreds of villagers near the North Mara gold mine in Tanzania invaded the mine for several days last week in an attempt to steal gold ore.
Iron ore reverts to supply-driven market after 2016 aberration: Russell
Iron ore's demand-driven price surge last year is increasingly looking like an aberration as supply factors once again start to weaken the price outlook.
EUR/JPY exchange rate and gold
Some analysts claim that the cross rate between the euro and the yen affects the price of gold (the term “cross” meaning here that the quote does not involve the U.S. dollar). Are they right? Let’s see the chart below and check it out.
Cobalt 27 aims to tap electric car revolution with $150m IPO
Minerals company Cobalt 27 Capital Corp made its debut on Canada's Venture Exchange on Friday, raising C$200 million in a listing that offers investors exposure to cobalt, a key metal for batteries in electric cars.
Glencore fights back, sweetens deal for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal assets
Fresh bid is far better than the $2.55bn it offered earlier this month and considerably more than the $2.45bn offered by Yancoal, the Chinese-backed miner that is Rio’s preferred buyer.
SolGold up on Ecuador project results, Canada listing
Having climbed almost 64% since the start of the year, investor sentiment towards SolGold appears to be quite positive.
