Iron ore price jumps to 10-month high
China's war on smog benefitting exporters of high-quality ore as domestic steelmaking output cuts are extended.
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Investor alert: gold and the global ticking debt bomb
Since its recent high of $1,370 an ounce at the end of January, the price of gold has shaved off about $40 as Treasury yields continue to head north.
Unloved platinum stocks show promise for $45 billion manager
Some platinum stocks are looking attractive again as oversupply that depressed prices for years subsides.
BHP’s productivity gains are cheered by investors — and unions
BHP has said it expects to deliver $2 billion of net productivity gains by the end of the 2019 financial year.
S. Africa’s Mponeng gold mine could hold key to surviving in space
New study uses the conditions inside of the mine to better understand how life might survive on Jupiter’s moon Europa, which is considered a prime candidate for the search of extraterrestrial activity.
Mexico slaps billionaire’s steel company with fine for stock manipulation
Industrias CH was fined 2.96 million pesos ($159,764) at the end of November for making “prohibited trades” under a law banning simulating price or volume.
For coal miners, it’s time to exit or get rich: Russell
If there is a trend at play here, it’s that diversified miners are the ones most likely to exit coal.
Sibanye says clears most illegal miners from gold shafts
Illegal gold mining has plagued South Africa for decades and it costs the government and the industry more than 20 billion rand ($1.7 billion) a year.
Freeport says no plans to sell Congo cobalt asset as buyers circle
Freeport is looking at other options for the asset, including possibly a joint venture to develop the large cobalt project.
