August 9, 2015

British investment fund to buy Anglo’s mines in Chile

According to local newspaper El Mercurio, the unnamed fund is buying Anglo's Mantoverde and Mantos Blancos copper mines.

August 7, 2015

South Africa lets Glencore resume operations at Optimum coal mine

Mining Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi has decided to conditionally withdrew a licence suspension ordered earlier this week.

August 7, 2015

Revocation of Australia’s largest coal mine licence ‘a sabotage’ — Abbot

His comments follow this week's decision by the federal court of Australia to overturn government approval for the construction of one of the biggest coal mines in the world.

August 7, 2015

Australia well placed to cash in on uranium boom — experts

If uranium demand were to ever boom like iron ore, Australia would make a packet. But renewables and community attitudes threaten that.

August 6, 2015

CHARTS: Iron ore price only getting more volatile

Compared to the wild swings iron ore dealers have to deal with, gold, coal and copper traders are coasting.

August 6, 2015

GRAPH: Why you can’t compete with Rio iron ore

World number two miner copes with 46% drop in price in first half of 2015 but keeps iron ore margins above 60% – where it's been for 15 years.

August 6, 2015

World’s best opal to be displayed at SA museum

Valued at more than $1 million.

August 5, 2015

Iron ore price rally has legs

Wednesday jump brings gains of 28% in less than a month.

August 5, 2015

Byproduct of metal price meltdown is a higher silver price

70% of silver is mined as a byproduct – gold, base metal mine closures and declining capex will push silver market into deficit this year says new report.

August 5, 2015

Report: Glencore, X2 in fight over thermal coal

Ultimate contrarian bidding war.