December 20, 2014 Oyu Tolgoi 2015 production forecast cut Vancouver's Turquoise Hill lowers output estimates for Mongolian mine to 600,000oz–700,000oz of gold and 175,000t–195,000t of copper in concentrates.
December 19, 2014 Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC documentary on its suppliers exploiting children The investigative reporting piece exposed extremely poor working conditions in factories making Apple products in China and Indonesia.
December 18, 2014 Uranium picks up on Asia’s renewed appetite for nuclear energy China’s increased reliance on nuclear energy and Japan restarting its reactors are only two of the factors driving prices up.
December 18, 2014 Fed pledge to be ‘patient’ lifts Asia stocks Markets in Asia were mostly higher after the US Federal Reserve pledged to be "patient" on raising interest rates from record lows.
December 17, 2014 India joins iron ore output surge State-owned iron ore miner NMDC to triple production to 100 million tonnes per year by the end of the decade.
December 16, 2014 China lowers coal export levies to boost ailing economy The country will cut export tariffs for coal from Jan. 1 as part of broader efforts to drive economic growth.
December 16, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: How to ensure your diamond is conflict free Jeff Gear, the owner of Gear Jewellers Dublin, submitted this infographic that explores the realities of the blood diamond industry.
December 15, 2014 Newcrest, Harmony set to build one of the world’s lowest-cost gold mines The revised plan for their jointly-owned Wafi-Golpu in PNG will require an initial capital spending cost of $2.3 billion.
December 15, 2014 Australia sees iron ore at $60 as commodities hit budget Australia estimates iron ore will trade at about $60 a metric ton as the biggest slump in the nation’s terms of trade since records began more than 50 years ago…
December 15, 2014 Newcrest outlines plans for US$2.3 billion PNG gold mine Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM.AU) and Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HAR.JO) will carry out a feasibility study for a possible new gold mine in Papua New Guinea that they forecast…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
