February 5, 2014

JP Morgan about to close sale of $3.3bn commodities business with Mercuria

Swiss Mercuria, founded in 2004, has become the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan.

February 4, 2014

Joe Mazumdar: Seven gold and uranium juniors with near-term growth you can’t ignore

Many junior miners have an ace up the sleeve, and that is commodity price leverage.

February 3, 2014

More than mining: Anglo sets up trading arm

Anglo American takes a leaf from Glencore's book, sets up trading and logistics division set to contribute $400m to profits within two years.

February 3, 2014

Canadian, Aussie juniors lead mining exploration in Chile

While the junior sector keeps attracting foreign investment, about $40 billion large-scale projects have been put on ice or postponed, study reveals.

February 2, 2014

Coal port dredging, dumping threat to Great Barrier Reef

Environment groups outraged over approval for coal terminal operator to dump 3 million cubic meters of dredged sediment inside marine park.

January 31, 2014

Newmont Mining drops more than 10% after releasing 2014 guidance

The company is reviewing its dividend policy and looking at possibly curtailing operations in Indonesia.

January 31, 2014

Australian billionaires no match for Gina Rinehart

She's opened up a $10 billion gap to her nearest rival at the top of the Aussie rich list.

January 30, 2014

Iron ore price starts Chinese new year on back foot

Shanghai steel prices are slumping.

January 30, 2014

Glencore Xstrata wants out of Philippine copper-gold project

Glencore has previously indicated that it has no interest in 'greenfield' projects.

January 30, 2014

Novo Resources CEO Quinton Hennigh: This is a wits analog

Novo Resources announced a new gold-bearing reef discovery 700 meters west from their original 43-101 resource.