March 31, 2016 Activists protest Japan’s controversial coal financing during Prime Minister Abe’s visit Despite many countries shifting away from these unprofitable coal projects, including OECD coal finance restrictions, Japan has continued to move backward by supporting both domestic coal projects and financing some…
March 30, 2016 Thousands rally in Mongolia over foreign mining concessions The more than 2,000 people who gathered in Ulaanbaatar's Freedom Square claimed foreign companies have exploited Mongolia's mineral wealth, which accounts for 94% of the nation's exports.
March 30, 2016 Breakthrough aircraft to transform remote mining Lockheed lands $480m customer for aircraft combining power of helicopter, airplane and hovercraft dramatically altering mining and exploration economics.
March 25, 2016 China’s Zijin Mining profit in 2015 hit by gold, base metal prices slump Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.
March 25, 2016 Exclusive Argyle pink diamond jewellery showcased to the Japanese bridal market Rio sells around 30% of its Argyle pink diamonds into Japan.
March 24, 2016 Afghanistan may contain large resources of undiscovered potash: USGS Together with other Central Asian countries it is said to have the potential to hold between 39 and 54 billion metric tons of undiscovered potash resources.
March 24, 2016 Mitsubishi books almost $4bn in commodities-related write-downs About $2.5 billion of the total write-down was on its stake in Chilean copper mining and smelting company Anglo American Sur.
March 23, 2016 Animation: How China trumps the US in trade The U.S. trade deficit with China reached record proportions in 2015.
March 23, 2016 This blue diamond is set to break all auction records in Asia The gem is set to fetch between $30 and $35 million, which would make it the most expensive diamond ever sold at an auction in Asia.
March 23, 2016 Mitsui posts first loss ever amid $2.3bn copper, gas write-downs About $1 billion of the total write-down was due to copper projects in Chile and revisions to the long-term price outlook.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
