October 11, 2015

CHART: Mining tide is turning

After the best week for commodity prices in more than three years, sentiment towards metals and mining may finally be turning.

October 9, 2015

Kazakhstan is now the US top uranium supplier

The country, the world’s largest uranium producer, accounted for 23% of the U.S. imports of the raw material last year.

October 9, 2015

India’s gold imports tank

Down more than half in September as higher gold price keep bargain hunters at bay.

October 8, 2015

Indonesia promises Freeport to extend Grasberg contract

The approval will include “the same rights and the same level of legal and fiscal certainty provided under its contract of work,” the company said without elaborating.

October 8, 2015

Asia-Pacific metals industry welcomes TPP deal

Metal processing and mining industries in the Asia-Pacific region have welcomed the conclusion of negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that will reduce barriers to trade between 12 countries.

October 6, 2015

Coal, which built a Chinese city, now threatens to bury it

The West Open Mine, the largest open coal mine in Asia, is winding down.

October 6, 2015

Western Potash and Tairui sign MOU With China Development Bank

China Development Bank is a Chinese policy financial organisation, with a focus on the development of international business, and remaining in the top position among Chinese banks with respect to…

October 5, 2015

World’s largest coal miner going gangbusters

Coal India will add 50 million tonnes to production this year with a target of 1 billion tonnes per year before the end of the decade.

October 1, 2015

China’s astonishing rise in one simple chart

When compared to the US, the world's largest economy for 150 years, China's ascent is even more startling because it took place over such a short time-span.

October 1, 2015

China to execute three over grisly mine murder scams

The murders were eerily similar to those depicted in the 2003 film "Blind Shaft"