September 11, 2016

Panic buying sees coking coal price jump 20% in a week

Parabolic rise to hit $180 a tonne on Friday prompts talk of a bubble in steelmaking coal market.

September 11, 2016

Chinese deal gives fresh boost to thermal coal price

Under the new plan, Chinese miners will cut or boost output to keep coal prices within a desired range.

September 11, 2016

NASA’s latest mission may tell us whether asteroid mining is really a go

OSIRIS-REx will collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth, in what it could be a pivotal step for firms currently planning to tap into the space mining…

September 10, 2016

Rare earths: Battling China’s monopoly after Molycorp’s demise?

Will China’s 95% control of the global rare earths market remain unchallenged?

September 9, 2016

Mongolia readies to revive its giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine

Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT), the state-owned company that holds the license to the deposit, has already begun evaluating bids and calculating the potential economic benefits of restarting it.

September 8, 2016

Gregor Gregersen: Singapore is an oasis of security and stability for storing bullion

They have low taxes and a stable economy- having had budget surpluses in the last 25 years for all but two years. The country’s wealth has been built on innovation…

September 8, 2016

US, China climate pact devastating for coal price

New study forecasts global thermal coal trade to shrink by 373 million tonnes per year, leading to minimum 30% fall in coal prices post 2020.

September 8, 2016

China cargoes keep copper price positive

For the first eight months copper concentrate imports are up 35% at nearly 11 million tonnes.

September 6, 2016

Tasmania govt wants to restart Australia’s oldest mine

In commercial production since 1896, the Mount Lyell copper and gold mine on Tasmania's west coast was put on care and maintenance two years ago.

September 5, 2016

BHP Billiton launches Prospects blog

The blogs will offer views on economics, commodities outlook and individual markets, and broader issues such as policy, governance and our social contribution.