BHP’s really in no hurry for Jansen potash
Progress at BHP project in Saskatchewan only 14% closer to completion after a year's work.
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Gold has been trading inversely to equities – and, consequently, the yellow metal stands to gain much when Wall Street tumbles, an outcome that seems increasingly likely as world stock markets edge higher.
Did oil kill the dinosaurs?
What killed the dinosaurs? It's a question as old as – well the dinosaurs themselves, and one that everyone from school children to scientists have been asking for decades.
Vale iron ore output falls in second quarter but still beats estimates
It produced 86.82 million tonnes of iron ore in the April-to-June period, down 2.8% from a year earlier.
Japan’s Komatsu is buying Joy Global for $3.7 billion
The deal, Komatsu's biggest-ever acquisition, is set to boost its clout in the mining industry.
Metals and mining rally has staying power
Industrial metals are now all trading above their 100-day moving averages and most are no longer in backwardation.
Newmont shares bounce back after results
World's number two gold producer's second quarter results ticks all the boxes as it throws off $486 million in free cash in its second quarter.
INFOGRAPHIC: Our energy problem – the battery in context
We examine what batteries can and cannot do, and the energy problem that humans hope that batteries can help solve.
