Copper will trend lower this year: Jiangxi boss
The head of China's second-largest copper refiner is sounding a bearish note on the red metal, even as the country is targetting higher economic growth.
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Cameco mulling sale of U.S. assets
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Gold price at 1-month low brings more pain for mining stocks
As 2017 gold price rally begins to look shaky, top listed gold producers are being punished disproportionately.
A trip through the diamond industry in March 2017
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Why cobalt (not lithium) could be the battery boom’s big winner
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Canada’s Gov’t gives mining explorers a full extra year of tax credit
The 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit, which was slated to expire at the end of this month, has been extended until March 31, 2018.
Indian iron ore shipments up 169%
The amount of iron ore handled by India's ports has more than doubled in the period between April 2016 and January 2017.
Chinese coal draw-down gathers pace
Coal continues to be the sector in the cross-hairs of Chinese plans to shift its energy mix away from fossil fuels and into cleaner renewables.
Environmental review panel nixes proposed Ajax mine
A prospective copper-gold mine in south-central British Columbia has been handed a setback by local First Nations who oppose the project.
