UN deep sea mining body rejects Greenpeace criticism

The ISA says it has the right to set the rules as it is a transparent public forum of consensus-building by the international community and in compliance with international law.

Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 11:26 am

Tsingshan, partners face cost hike at Indonesia battery chemicals plant – sources

Sources say the price tag may be $1 billion or more.

Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 11:05 am

Iron ore price craters 6%

China's powerful iron and steel industry body wants Beijing to "maintain normal market order".

Frik Els | July 5, 2019 | 10:51 am

India hikes gold import duty, industry fears smuggling surge

Lower demand from India could weigh on global prices that are trading near their highest level in six years.

Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 10:41 am

Chile mining sector continues to lag on growth

Mining activity in May dropped 2.3% compared with the same month in 2018 as the sector continued to confront sharply falling ore grades at its largest deposits.

Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 10:34 am

Indian gold discounts at 3-year peak after import duty increase

Dealers in India, the world's second biggest gold consumer after China, were offering discounts of up to $30 an ounce

Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 10:14 am

Power Resources buys Woodford-backed Metalysis

Power Resources Group mines in Rwanda for tantalum, used in mobile phones, and niobium, needed for high-strength alloys.

Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 9:54 am

Billionaire US coal baron Cline dies in helicopter crash

Christopher Cline was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri-based coal miner Foresight Energy LP, a joint venture with Robert Murray’s Murray Energy Corp.

Bloomberg News | July 5, 2019 | 9:24 am