July 31, 2016

Indians plow 2.95 tonnes of gold into banks

The Indian government's plan to incent households to hand their gold over to banks in return for interest payments appears to be working.

July 29, 2016

Mining services to target high value technologies to streamline ops and cut costs

Mine services companies will increasingly target better-performing commodities and focus on technology research and development to help miners streamline operations and cut costs as the weak mineral price environment continues…

July 29, 2016

Anglo American declines merger offer from Vedanta

Vedanta Resources’ chairman Anil Agarwal allegedly approached Anglo in several opportunities earlier this year to discuss potential tie-ups.

July 29, 2016

Canada invests $133 million in Tata Steel Quebec-Labrador iron ore project

Deal comes at a time of improved steel demand from China and mimics an effort by the UK government to rescue Tata Steel's Port Talbot operations to save jobs.

July 28, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: These 3 animated charts capture the rise of Asia

Check out these three GIF charts that show how fast China climbed the economic ladder

July 26, 2016

Copper production growing by 1m tonnes a year

ICSG study forecasts global copper output growing at a robust average annual rate of 4% to reach 26.5 million tonnes a year in 2019.

July 26, 2016

Freeport sees way forward without asset sales

Investors shrug news of $1.5 billion share issue to welcome halt of copper disposals after $4 billion assets sold just this year.

July 26, 2016

Germany ranked the world’s most energy-efficient country

A new report has rated Germany the most energy-efficient country in the world.

July 26, 2016

China gold imports fall in June on higher prices, inventories

Net gold imports dropped 38.5% to 70.886 tonnes in June, down from 115.29 tonnes in May, according to The Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.

July 26, 2016

Caterpillar further cuts profit, sales forecast

CAT said commodity prices remain on the low end and had yet to translate into increased mining activity or higher demand for equipment.