December 20, 2017 Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
December 19, 2017 20% increase in rough diamond revenue despite waning consumer demand While long-term diamond demand may be slowing, this year rough-diamond prices experienced positive turn-around and prices of polished diamonds stabilized.
December 19, 2017 Miners big and small bank on China’s hunger for high-grade iron ore China's aggressive campaign to clean its skies by clamping down on polluting steel mills has fuelled a need for high-grade iron ore.
December 19, 2017 NextView to acquire Lithium X Energy Corp. Chinese investment firm NextView has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares and warrants of Canadian Lithium X.
December 19, 2017 Dalian iron ore, coking coal extend gains even as steel retreats Iron ore futures in China rose for a second session on Tuesday, supported by demand from steel producers for high-grade raw material to boost productivity.
December 18, 2017 China’s copper, zinc output jumps to 3-year high on stronger prices Domestic iron ore mines are also humming.
December 18, 2017 Iron ore, coking coal prices are soaring Iron ore price jumps 5.2%, coking coal rises to levels last seen during cyclone Debbie as Chinese mills restock.
December 18, 2017 Top mining stock becomes 2017’s worst loser on China steel shift Australian iron ore producer is only stock on the nation’s blue-chip resources index to hand investors a loss in 2017, tumbling from its previous top status.
December 18, 2017 Satellites are reshaping how traders track earthly commodities Companies like Ursa Space Systems Inc. are using satellites to try to shed light on tightly held secrets in the commodity trading world.
December 18, 2017 2018 global diamond industry primer 2017 has been a year of excess inventory shifting from the upstream segment of the diamond industry to the mid-stream segment.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
