December 26, 2017

China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite

Beijing also imported no iron ore, coal or lead from North Korea in November.

December 26, 2017

Gold touches over three-week high, palladium hits 17-year peak

Gold prices edged up on Tuesday to a more than three-week high in post-holiday trade on geopolitical concerns.

December 22, 2017

Asia Gold-Demand softens on higher prices, slow holiday trade

Gold demand across major centres in Asia were subdued ahead of the holiday weekend as a modest rebound in prices weighed on investor appetite.

December 22, 2017

Japan aluminium premium raised to $103/T in Q1

The deals, an 8 percent to 10 percent rise from the $94-$95 per tonne premium in the previous quarter, mark the first increase in three quarters.

December 20, 2017

Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017

More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.

December 20, 2017

Mining listings bring Indian gold and Irish zinc to London

Two exploration companies with assets spanning gold in India to zinc in Ireland to list their shares on London's Alternative Investment Market on Thursday.

December 19, 2017

20% increase in rough diamond revenue despite waning consumer demand

While long-term diamond demand may be slowing, this year rough-diamond prices experienced positive turn-around and prices of polished diamonds stabilized.

December 19, 2017

India’s Tata Steel board approves up to $2 bln rights issue

The company's Kalinganagar plant will be expanded by 5 million tonnes per annum (tpa) to 8 million tpa, entailing a total investment of 235 billion rupees.

December 18, 2017

President Nursultan Nazarbayev Discusses Pitram Implementation at Maleevsky Mine site in Kazakhstan

President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, spoke about the recent implementation of Pitram fleet management and mine control solution at the Maleevsky mine. Nazarbayev was speaking on the recently finalised concept…

December 18, 2017

This map shows the top immigrant population in each country

If the world’s migrant population formed a new nation, it would be fifth largest. What are the top immigration populations, how does this look mapped out?