June 5, 2017 Detention of illegal Chinese miners in Zambia infuriates Beijing The group of 31 people arrested over the weekend at the copper-mining town of Chingola, includes a pregnant woman and two other people with malaria.
June 2, 2017 Shandong to borrow $1.26B to buy half of Argentinian gold mine Top Chinese gold producer Shandong Mining will have to arrange financing before unlocking its half of the Veladero mine in Argentina.
June 2, 2017 The iron ore price also rises Up 2% on Friday as traders weigh impact of outage at BHP's largest iron ore mine in West Australia.
May 31, 2017 Iron ore plunge hurting miners — down to fresh 7-month low Steelmaking material dropped to $57.02 a tonne, marking a fresh seven-month low, as large stockpiles continue to weigh on the market.
May 30, 2017 SLIDESHOW: The iron ore price wars 2002–2017 Iron ore's transformation from a relic of the industrial age to the driving force behind a commodity supercycle that reshaped the global economy.
May 30, 2017 Coal mine openings in the US inject some hope into beleaguered sector Corsa Coal’s Acosta Deep mine, to begin operations in June, will create about 600 jobs.
May 29, 2017 Animation: China’s rapid transit boom (1990 – 2020) After decades of hyper-growth and worsening pollution, China has fully embraced rapid transit as a way to keep cities moving.
May 29, 2017 China’s coal-rich Shanxi province to halt or slow mines construction until 2020 Shanxi province accounts for about 25% of China's coal output and has vowed to cut 20 million tonnes of overcapacity this year.
May 26, 2017 From Yukon to Patagonia, gold explorers stir after sleep Outbreaks of gold-rush fever are popping up as bullion markets stage a tentative recovery.
May 26, 2017 Iron ore crashes again to below $58 a tonne Ore with 62% content in Qingdao lost $2.33 a tonne to close at $57.91, data from the Metal Bulletin shows, hitting a seven-month low and marking the commodity third consecutive…
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
