February 26, 2015 Apple buying a third of world’s gold to meet demand for iWatch Interest in the high-end model, featuring 18-karat gold casing, is picking up.
February 26, 2015 UPDATED: The world’s top 10 gold producers Number one Barrick Gold's output drops in 2014, but fellow Canadian firm Agnico Eagle adds 30% to production ounces.
February 25, 2015 Rio’s Turquoise Hill gets rid of remaining stake in SouthGobi Chinese Novel Sunrise Investments has agreed to buy 48.7 million shares in SouthGobi —which was once worth over US$2.4 billion —for 35 cents per share in cash.
February 25, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: Silver series – who controls the world’s supply (part 2 of 4) Within the Earth’s crust, there is 1 gram of silver for every 12.5 tonnes of earth (27,600 lbs). This makes silver very difficult to find. To understand silver supply, we…
February 24, 2015 Biggest steel breakthrough in decades Korean scientists create a cheap, flexible steel with a strength to weight ratio of today's best titanium alloys using a nickel catalyst.
February 23, 2015 Coal miners jailed for Mongolia tax evasion seek pardon US citizen Justin Kapla and two Philippine nationals sentenced to 5 – 6 years in jail while working for coal miner SouthGobi appeal to Mongolian president.
February 23, 2015 Auction of coal mines in India to lower power tariff — President India's government says to be committed to bringing transparency in the allocation of natural resources including coal.
February 23, 2015 Russia opens its largest coal mine The Arshanovsky open cut mine is expected to yield 10 million tonnes of coal a year once at full capacity.
February 22, 2015 Seabed mining dreams shattered by New Zealand latest decision The country's refusal of a deep sea mining venture off its coast has cast a shadow over the emerging mining practice.
February 22, 2015 Charges against former Uralkali CEO dropped, potash price war imminent While criminal charges against Vladislav Baumgertner, former Uralkali CEO, were ditched, he may face further damages claims as part of the so-called potash case.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
