Rio Tinto goes ahead with $5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi
Construction of the massive mine's underground portion will begin within months, with first production expected by 2020.
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Copper price breakout point coming soon
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Gold and silver companies with the potential to move the needle
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Iron ore price drops below $60
Down 9% since Monday as Chinese speculators pull out and Rio Tinto CEO warns of oversupply.
London starts to see the shine in China’s gold plans
There appeared to be a changing tide of acceptance rather than concern over the past fortnight, that Shanghai is becoming a bigger, and more influential, cog in the global gold machine.
The state of the global diamond industry going into summer 2016
Current industry data and commentary paints a mixed picture as to whether market fundamentals are stable enough to support growth.
Silver demand hit record high in 2015
So did production – all time high of 887m ounces.
World’s second-largest diamond ever found could fetch over $70M
The rock, known as “Lesedi La Rona”, was unearthed in November in Botswana at a mine owned by Canada's Lucara Diamond.
Sibanye Gold wants more platinum assets, but also eying base metals, coal, uranium
Despite the collapse in platinum prices last year, chief executive Neal Froneman is confident that the sector has turned a corner.