July 15, 2016 China signs long-delayed potash deal with Belarus at 30 pct less than last year’s price Analysts see the long-awaited deal to sell potash to Chinese buyers as good news for the beleaguered sector, even though the agreed price is dramatically lower than last year’s.
July 14, 2016 Indian coal push hurting Indonesian exports India's status as a major coal importer is starting to wane, and that is having a negative effect on a major supplier: Indonesia.
July 13, 2016 Chinese Gov’t official appointment to Teck Resources board raises questions Watchdog worried about sovereignty issues in the country’s resource sector.
July 13, 2016 Coal India, Gov’t unfairly snapped up lands for mine expansions — Amnesty Coal India, which produces more than 80% of the country’s coal, plans to increase annual output to about 1 billion tonnes in the next four years.
July 11, 2016 Thermal coal price hits 10-month high as Chinese buyers snap up cargoes A crackdown by the Chinese government on surplus thermal coal has had a knock-on effect on the price.
July 8, 2016 High grade South Korean gold projects acquired under Southern Gold’s strategic overseas expansion A suite of high grade gold assets in South Korea, most of them historic underground or artisinal gold and silver workings, some of which extend over a large footprint, are…
July 8, 2016 China, Russia mull setting joint gold mining fund The new investment fund would focus on financing gold mining projects in eastern Russia.
July 6, 2016 Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund is said to be considering a joint $2 billion bid with China National Gold Group for the Vasilkovskoye mine.
July 6, 2016 Gold hits fresh two-year high as UBS declares the start of new bull run Analysts say the metal likely to reach $1,400 shortly and settle in the second half of this year, averaging $1,340 an ounce.
July 4, 2016 Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the second Australian coal asset in a year to be sold for just A$1.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
