October 3, 2016 Hitachi Construction to buy Australia’s Bradken for $528 million In the absence of a superior bid Bradken’s board has unanimously recommended shareholders to support the deal.
October 3, 2016 China to reach target in cutting coal overcapacity by year-end The world’s biggest coal producer expects to reach targets for cutting unneeded capacity by the end of 2016, which is earlier than planned.
October 3, 2016 Strike hits Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Indonesia More than 1,000 workers have gone on strike at Grasberg in a dispute with management over better conditions, including bonus payments.
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.
Silver’s torrid rally has Americans in frenzy to buy, sell coins The last time silver was this hot, Reddit posters piled in to drive prices even higher, creating a frenzy that overwhelmed dealers. January 14, 2026 | 04:54 pm
