April 11, 2017

Lead price boost as deficits set to widen

New report says despite a slowdown in China, falling mine production will push lead prices higher over the next five years.

April 10, 2017

The 20 largest stock exchanges in the world

With 2,400 listed companies and a market cap of $20 trillion, the NYSE is the biggest exchange in the world. But how do other exchanges compare?

April 10, 2017

Coking coal price soars past $300

Coking coal price has doubled in two weeks – storm damage to rail lines could affect Australian exports for another four weeks.

April 10, 2017

Australia ready to begin exporting uranium to India — Prime Minister

Shipments will start almost nearly three years after the two countries signed an export deal for peaceful power generation.

April 10, 2017

Iran foresees sharp rise in uranium production

Iran’s nuclear chief says the country will produce about 40 tonnes of uranium this year, more than half the total amount yielded over the preceding years.

April 7, 2017

Coking coal price close to $300 a tonne on Australian disruptions

Coking coal prices gained 86% to $283.10 a tonne this week, the biggest gain in four years.

April 6, 2017

INFOGRAPHIC: Animation – The world’s population in 2100 by region

The following animated chart is based on data and projections from the U.N. Population Division, and it shows the evolving population share by region between 1950 and 2100.

April 6, 2017

Rio Tinto to fight $447 million Australian tax bill

The amount is linked to what is known as “transfer pricing” between Rio Tinto’s Australian operations and its Singapore office.

April 6, 2017

Erdene Resource moving forward with flagship project in Mongolia

While the company had other projects in the country, the Bayan Khundii gold project went from greenfield prospect to being its main asset in roughly nine months.

April 6, 2017

‘Conflict minerals’ entering tech supply chains from countries beyond Africa — report

Tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold are now also being illegally extracted and traded at sites under the control of armed groups in countries including Myanmar and Colombia.