July 5, 2017 Top 50 mining companies reshuffle as Chinese, lithium firms climb rankings Combined worth of 50 largest mining companies grow to $768 billion during first half of 2017, but a few big names drop down rankings.
July 5, 2017 Getting scrappy: China iron ore demand may falter as steel recycling grows China's supply of steel scrap is surging as aged buildings, bridges and cars produced over decades of rapid economic growth are knocked down, dismantled or crushed.
July 4, 2017 As Indonesian nickel ore flows again to China, famine turns to feast: Andy Home The flow of Indonesian nickel ore to China has resumed after a three-and-a-half year break.
July 4, 2017 Australian spot coal prices hit highest since April amid mine outages, strong demand Dam restrictions in China following excessive rains are also reducing hydropower capacity there, including at the world's biggest power station, forcing utilities to ramp up output at coal-fired utilities.
July 3, 2017 Ghana mine collapses, 14 trapped underground Only five out of the 19 illegal workers believed to have been at the pit when the accident happened have been rescued since Sunday.
July 2, 2017 Top 3 coal countries produced 6% more coal from January to May Just when you thought coal was out, the fossil fuel appears to be back on the burner.
June 30, 2017 China factory surprise lifts copper price to 3-month high Base metals enjoy one of their best trading weeks of the year – nickel jumps 3.5%, zinc at highest since March.
June 29, 2017 Iron ore price jumps to 8-week high Physical markets, not just futures speculation behind the latest rally
June 29, 2017 China to ban coal imports at small ports from July 1 Ban covers more than 150 second-tier ports
June 29, 2017 Rio Tinto shareholders greenlight sale of Aussie coal assets to Yancoal The approval ends a three-week bidding war between Yancoal and Glencore over Rio's thermal coal assets in Australia.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
