June 19, 2017

Nickel production to grow for first time since 2013 — report

More supply will likely drag prices lower, as the metal already touched a one-year low of $8,680 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange last week and is down more…

June 15, 2017

Korean consortium bids for Australian iron-ore giant Arrium

A consortium of companies including Korean steel juggernaut POSCO has made a bid for Arrium, a major Australian iron ore miner and steelmaker.

June 15, 2017

Gemfields beats own ruby sales record at Singapore auction

It sold $54.8 million worth of rubies, a record high for any Gemfields auction and a 24% increase in revenue from the previous record.

June 14, 2017

#StopAdani protests surge in Australia

Before construction begins, activist groups are making sure to continue to speak up against the $16bn Carmichael coal mine

June 13, 2017

World coal production falls off a cliff

China, the world's largest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years.

June 13, 2017

Yancoal grabs Mitsubishi stakes in Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $940m deal

Chinese-owned Yancoal has signalled it may raise its bid for Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley coal assets, after striking the agreement with Mitsubishi to buy its stakes in the same mines.

June 9, 2017

Top 40 miners returned to profit in 2016: PwC

Is the bad and the ugly over and the good returning to the mining industry? PwC seems to think so.

June 9, 2017

India hails Kazakhstan’s role as ‘number one’ supplier of uranium

India and Kazakhstan have discussed ways to expand their ties as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana.

June 9, 2017

North Korea coal exports down to zero on China ban, UN cap

Coal shipments from North Korea to China fell from 1.4 million tonnes, worth $126 million, in January to zero in April.

June 6, 2017

The problem with our maps

Maps shape our understanding of the world – and in an increasingly interconnected and global economy, this geographic knowledge is more important than ever.