Huge jump in Chinese iron ore, coal imports
At 92 million tonnes November iron ore imports were the third highest on record, while China's coal imports doubled during the month from a year ago.
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Iron ore price surges to 27-month high
"Iron ore is weird because the inventories are very high in China and it's got to be pure spec flows."
Nevsun off to the races after eye-popping Serbia assays
Drilling results from Vancouver-based company's super high-grade Timok copper-gold project lifts market value to within sight of US$1 billion.
Win for Barrick’s giant South America gold project
Top gold producer's plans to revive giant Pascua Lama gold-silver-copper project on course after Chile rejects community attempts to block revisions.
Stockpools.com & Kitco present the 2017 Precious Metals Stock Picking Contest
Awarding $12,000 in physical gold bullion to top performers over the course of 9 weeks leading up to the PDAC
Capital allocation: Canadian miners’ top priority for 2017
With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian miners next year will be capital allocation, strategic deal making and employing new technology and innovations, a report shows.
Global rough diamond production about to reach its peak
Global rough diamond production will reach its peak in only three years before entering into a supply deficit by 2020, two separate reports show.
Rio Tinto says halt of copper shipments from Oyu Tolgoi ‘a bump in the road’
Chief executive Jean-Sebastian Jacques comments come as the company had to suspend shipments from the Mongolian mine last week.
Main contractor on Shell LNG Canada project cancels bidding
CFSW LNG Constructors – a consortium of four major engineering and construction firms and the lead contractor for LNG Canada – has cancelled the bidding process for the project.
