March 11, 2014 Paul Adams: Investor-friendly Australian projects around the world Rather than shoot for the stars, Paul Adams of DJ Carmichael argues that junior miners should focus on more modest projects best suited to maximizing shareholder value.
March 10, 2014 Iron ore price craters 8% China's steel industry in full panic mode as rumours of large mills collapsing see iron ore price and imports plummet.
March 10, 2014 Unsteady gold prices pushes Goldplat deeper into red But it expects to return to profitability by the end of the current fiscal year.
March 7, 2014 Iron ore price suffers worst one-day drop since August Deteriorating outlook for China's steel industry and economy as a whole pushed iron ore price down 2.3% towards 9-month low on Friday.
March 7, 2014 Rio Tinto paints rosy future for diamonds Production of rough diamonds expected to be worth $19.6 billion by 2018.
March 5, 2014 EU proposes conflict minerals law; rights group says it’s toothless The proposed law sets up a system of self-certification for importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold.
March 5, 2014 South Africa platinum talks to end 6-week strike break down Tuesday’s apparent softening of the union position was not enough to keep negotiations open.
March 5, 2014 Ivory Coast wants UN diamond export ban lifted Government says diamond trade is no longer a threat to fuel instability as civil war has ended and the Kimberley Process has backed the lifting of the embargo.
March 5, 2014 Shale gas revolution unlikely to go global any time soon: BHP’s MacKenzie The world’s No.1 mining company's CEO believes coal will remain the main source of affordable energy for growing economies.
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