January 10, 2017 Coking coal price crashes through $200 Coking coal takes 6% tumble on Tuesday for a $120 a tonne decline over just six weeks.
January 9, 2017 Osisko Gold back to its roots, sells stake in Labrador Iron Ore The move comes less than two years after the Montreal-based firm decided to add exposure to the steelmaking raw material by grabbing a stake in the fellow Canadian iron ore…
January 6, 2017 A new diamond industry The esoteric diamond industry has never been more interesting to observe and challenging to predict.
January 6, 2017 Eldorado Gold output slightly below target, shares fall Company has decided to reconfigure the plan for its Turkey-based Kışladağ mine, which is its flagship operation.
January 4, 2017 China steps up efforts to cut coal capacity Country’s top economic planner aims to cut 800 million tonnes of coal capacity a year until 2020, even as production and consumption of the fuel increases.
January 4, 2017 Gold close to 4-week high on weaker dollar, surging demand Analysts believe the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration will likely result in some physical restocking of metal in that country as well as India, the world’s top consumers.
January 2, 2017 China to become net importer of some rare earths New study says after lengthy and painful adjustment, rare earth industry will return to growth led by global government initiatives around green energy.
January 2, 2017 China shakes up 2,000-year-old salt monopoly Courts continued to imprison private salt sellers even in the past decade.
December 28, 2016 Chinese coal industry sees earnings explode in 2016 The Chinese National Bureau of statistics mentioned a growth of “157 percent in the first 11 months of 2016”.
December 22, 2016 Global executives renewed optimism about Chinese economy A new survey shows those heading some of the world's largest corporations are increasingly sanguine about China hitting growth targets.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am