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.

September 25, 2016

Large lead, zinc deposit found in Xinjiang

A large lead and zinc deposit, allegedly China's largest, has been discovered in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities announced on Sunday.

September 24, 2016

Caterpillar sees green shoots in mining, but sales far from picking up

The equipment maker is currently spending most of its R&D budget in its digital area, which aims to help miners reduce the amount of machinery needed at operations.

September 23, 2016

Nickel ore ban in sight in Philippines: Analyst

Duterte's government has also ordered a stop to small-scale mining operations working outside the country's mining co-operatives system, a decision that touches gold miners.

September 23, 2016

No end to uranium price plunge

"Some producers need to move material for cash flow purposes and we have seen some pretty aggressive selling in the past few weeks."