October 2, 2016 Will falling Chinese imports put the brakes on rising silver price? We would tend to disagree, taking silver’s more valuable sibling as a guide.
September 30, 2016 Precious metals, nickel, zinc likely to outperform over next 2 years — analysts The commodity research teams at Macquarie and Barclays, however, are not as optimistic when it comes to potash, aluminum and steel.
September 29, 2016 Extreme pollution forces China to shut down hundreds of coal, steel operations The country’s state planner said it would also set up a no-coal zone in cities around Beijing in 2017 to try reducing the capital's hazardous smog levels.
September 28, 2016 US miner goes after rare earths in the Cook Islands Texas-based Ocean Minerals says the area is also rich in scandium, a key ingredient for making an extremely light, strong, corrosion resistant, heat tolerant and weldable alloy.
September 27, 2016 At least 9 killed, 11 trapped in Chinese coal mine accident A gas explosion ripped through the colliery in the northern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
September 27, 2016 As Philippines announces more mine suspensions, nickel prices go up The announcement sent global nickel prices up more than 1% on Tuesday.
September 27, 2016 Kazakhstan’s gold and foreign currency reserves reach $30.71 billion Assets of the National Fund stand at $64.85 billion.
September 26, 2016 China buys record North Korean coal as sanctions ignored It appears that China is interpreting the "people's well-being" as meaning North Korea should be able to export record amounts of coal in defiance of sanctions against the rogue nuclear-armed…
September 26, 2016 Stunning coking coal rally wreaks havoc in steel, iron ore Coking coal/iron ore ratio at 16-year low.
September 25, 2016 Chinese coal companies to boost thermal coal output to placate steel mills Cranking up production is actually the opposite of what Beijing wants to do for Chinese coal.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
