May 18, 2014 Global mining deals picking up, but far from returning to boom times Companies’ low valuation, the current focus on operational efficiency in the mining sector, and the chase for overseas assets by Chinese investors, are pushing deals up.
May 16, 2014 Iron ore price crashes to $100 on China steel crisis Iron ore price gives up 2% on Friday falling to a 21-month low as Chinese steel price drops to record low.
May 16, 2014 World’s largest platinum mine to remain shut for months on S. Africa strike Impala Platinum (Implats) has lost about 246,000 ounces of production of the metal since the strike started,
May 16, 2014 Inaccurate Reuters news story misrepresented statements in Ivanhoe Mines news release regarding ongoing development of the company’s Kamoa Copper discovery and Kipushi Mine upgrading Reuters' statements implied that the development of Kamoa and Kipushi is an all-at-once, or not-at-all, proposition. That's not true.
May 15, 2014 Eric Sprott: Gold shortage coming, data shows When the West runs out of gold, the price should go much higher.
May 15, 2014 Ivanhoe studies options for African projects facing funding crunch, shares plunge The Kamoa and Kipushi projects make up 83% of the Ivanhoe's net asset value.
May 14, 2014 Palladium price jumps to three-year high Platinum also soars over supply fears as deadly South African strikes drag on.
May 13, 2014 South African platinum strike talks going nowhere He added that the miners are demanding their wages to more than double, an increase the three companies say is unaffordable.
May 13, 2014 Majors’ gold reserves shrink under pressure from lower gold prices As predicted in February, a 15% year-on-year drop in the gold price in 2013 forced mining companies to lower the prices they use to calculate their gold reserves.
May 12, 2014 Mozambique to open new round of coal bids Following adoption of new mine ownership law for coking coal-rich southern African nation.
Lynas CEO says government policies are improving rare earths market Government policy is seen as a key driver of critical minerals markets this year, CEO Amanda Lacaze said. January 21, 2026 | 07:16 am
