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China bans North Korean coal- but only till January

Fresh UN sanctions against North Korea aimed at punishment for a nuclear test in September will be honoured by China, the reclusive regime's most important trading and diplomatic partner.

Andrew Topf | December 11, 2016 | 2:48 pm

Brazil grants operating license to Vale’s massive S11D iron ore mine

Mine is set to start operations by the end of the year, with first shipment set for January 2017.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2016 | 11:58 am

Centerra scraps dividends, gets Turkish project financing facility extended

Shares fell after the miner said it would suspend dividends until further notice, due to current restrictions to funds held at its Kyrgyz Republic subsidiary, Kumtor Gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2016 | 8:01 am

Iron ore soars past $80 a tonne

The steelmaking raw material is up 85% this year, or more than double its December 2015 price.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2016 | 7:11 am

Sibanye Gold expands platinum assets by buying Stillwater in $2.2bn deal

Together with reducing Sibanye’s dependence on its aging South African assets, the deal will make the company the world's third largest palladium producer, the company said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2016 | 5:50 am

Fresh shake-up at Rio Tinto in aftermath of bribery probe

Russian-Canadian Vera Kirikova will become human resources group executive while Simone Niven will assume the corporate relations group executive post.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2016 | 3:36 am

Time to take Trump seriously on infrastructure spending?

Earlier I shared with you that when it comes to President-elect Donald Trump, the media takes him literally but not seriously. His supporters, on the other hand, take him seriously but not always literally.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 9, 2016 | 2:36 am