January 21, 2013

Australia and India to start talks on uranium sales

Government representatives will meet in March.

January 21, 2013

India hikes import tax on gold by 50%

The country raised the import tax on gold to from 4% to 6% on Monday, with the aim to curb purchases and rein in its ballooning current account deficit.

January 21, 2013

New mercury treaty leaves artisanal gold miners in limbo

Artisanal gold mining, the largest source of global mercury pollution in small-scale operations, is the only source of income for as many as 15 million people in 70 countries, mostly…

January 21, 2013

South Africa to announce decision on Glencore–Xstrata on Tuesday

South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.

January 21, 2013

S.Africa replaces India as China’s No 3 iron ore supplier

South Africa overtook India to become China's third-biggest iron ore supplier in 2012, while Australia strengthened its dominant position as the major supplier to Beijing, data from customs showed on…

January 21, 2013

Study shows actual gold cash costs are 50% more than what is reported

$1,170 vs $773.

January 20, 2013

Mongolia stops coking coal exports to China in pricing scrap

Tavan Tolgoi's high-quality coal is being sold to cheaply says CEO.

January 19, 2013

Raking over the Rio coals

A round up of commentary on the CEO switch.

January 18, 2013

‘Having the balls’ to grab Oyu Tolgoi said to be Albanese’s greatest achievement

That and fighting off BHP's advances.

January 18, 2013

STATS: China’s fixed investment in mining is putting the rest of the world to shame

Mining capex was up 12% to $211 billion last year.