July 7, 2013

Iron ore price climbs to 6-week high as Australian exports hit record

Australia now supplies more than half of China's imports.

July 6, 2013

Latest Indian gold buying ban: credit card instalments

The curb on credit card purchases of gold spread out over months comes on the heels of a raft of new regulations to cool Indians' love affair with gold.

July 5, 2013

More Rio Tinto pain at $6.2 billion Oyu Tolgoi

"The dispute could heighten investor concerns about the risks of mining in Mongolia."

July 5, 2013

Freaky Friday: Barrick, Goldcorp, Kinross, Newmont, Randgold take big hits

"The decline is feeding on itself."

July 4, 2013

Fatality at Centerra Gold’s Mongolia mine

Roll over.

July 3, 2013

Top 10 gold-loving central banks

Central banks around the world and their gold reserves.

July 2, 2013

Guide to surviving the global mining crisis launched

Most obvious measures include abandoning non-essential exploration work, postponing hires and focusing on core-business operations.

July 1, 2013

China, base metal tiger, sets the trend for metals

Stefan Ioannou of Haywood Securities tees up near-, medium- and long-term scenarios for three industrial metals—copper, zinc and nickel—and explains why he is most enthusiastic about zinc.

June 30, 2013

No physical gold buying to the rescue

"Some bought too much when gold prices fell to $1,300 and now their cash is tight."

June 26, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: future mining success calls for improved comminution

"Smart blasting, mineral pre-concentration, novel flowsheets and new grinding technologies are just a few of the different strategies which can improve cost effectiveness."