Services sector saves jobless miners in Australia
While Queensland's miners axed 22,000 positions between 2013 and 2015, health and community services created new jobs for almost double that number.
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Iron ore soars past $70 to a 16-month high
The spot price for benchmark 62% fines gained 8.78%, the third largest surge since iron ore pricing first began in May 2009.
Security threats unable to take shine off Mali gold
Mali upgraded in March its estimated reserves by a third to around 800 tonnes, which should ensure continued production for at least the next 15 years.[
Uranium market is getting crushed
Uranium price falls to lowest since May 2005 as bearishness overwhelms the sector.
As prices surge, Vale joins iron ore production guidance cuts
Vale says 2016 output will come in at the lower end of expectations, potentially pushing the Brazilian giant to number two in global iron ore rankings.
Iron ore price leaps to 10-month high
Iron ore up 12% for the week to $64 a tonne – coking coal rallies to one-year high.
Sibanye to invest $250 million in its gold mines, keeps shopping for new assets
Sibanye is not exclusively looking at buying gold assets; it is also considering platinum, coal, uranium and base metals mines.
Silver plays catch up with gold — hits 11-month high
Increasing interest from hedge funds and Chinese buyers are driven the metal to its biggest monthly rise since January 2015.
Shirley Temple’s fancy blue diamond ring fails to sell
The stone, still in its original Art Deco setting, was expected to fetch up to $35 million.
