September 21, 2015

Mongolia struggles to develop Tavan Tolgoi coal mine

Development of the mine, halted by politics and weak government institutions, reflects the resource curse as Mongolia’s Parliament failed to transfer ownership of the coal mine.

September 20, 2015

Baltic Dry Index jumps most since ’09 on speculated ship shortage

London-based index rises 18 percent on a two-day roll.

September 18, 2015

Exports can’t save US coal

US producers' share of seaborne coal market has fallen to less than 1% as strong dollar hurts miners already struggling to stay profitable says new study.

September 17, 2015

Glencore to sell part of its Chile, Peru copper output

The alleged deals involve Glencore's Collahausi mine in Chile, as well as Antamina and Antapaccay copper mines in Peru.

September 16, 2015

China: not the “be all and end all” for WA trade

A report released today (Wednesday 16 September) by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) has emphasised the need to diversify Western Australia’s exports and widen our trading partnerships beyond China…

September 16, 2015

Aussie miners press new Prime Minister for reforms

The Minerals Council of Australia asked Turnbull to use his advocacy skills and economic know-how to help the struggling mining sector.

September 16, 2015

Former Anglo CEO Cynthia Carroll is back, joins Vedanta’s unit board

Carroll, who led Anglo American from 2007 to 2013, will chair the company’s Vedanta Resources Holdings Ltd. unit and advise the group’s chairman.

September 16, 2015

Glencore to reduce debt after getting $2.5 billion in shares sale

The share sale is set to reduce the company’s net debt by a third to around $20 billion by the end of 2016.

September 15, 2015

India to auction 80 gold mines

India hopes to revive Kolar region where gold mining dates back to the 19th century and new studies estimate $3.9 billion worth can still be mined.

September 15, 2015

Citigroup joins copper price bulls

Market back into deficit next year and through 2019 on supply cuts, disruptions, dirty concentrate and rising costs.