September 26, 2016

Stunning coking coal rally wreaks havoc in steel, iron ore

Coking coal/iron ore ratio at 16-year low.

September 25, 2016

Chinese coal companies to boost thermal coal output to placate steel mills 

Cranking up production is actually the opposite of what Beijing wants to do for Chinese coal.

September 25, 2016

Large lead, zinc deposit found in Xinjiang

A large lead and zinc deposit, allegedly China's largest, has been discovered in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities announced on Sunday.

September 23, 2016

No end to uranium price plunge

"Some producers need to move material for cash flow purposes and we have seen some pretty aggressive selling in the past few weeks."

September 22, 2016

Canada-US gold mining revenues fall behind

Asia-Pacific, Africa top tables with revenues of $20 billion and $16 billon annually.

September 21, 2016

Tin use stable to slightly stronger by year-end, ITRI Survey shows

ITRI’s twelfth annual survey of tin users gathered data from tin users worldwide between June and August 2016.

September 20, 2016

Here’s what 50 million extra tonnes of iron ore will do to prices

Prices for the steel-making ingredient are down by 9.8% over a month ago and most of the massive projects expected to come on stream this year are not producing at…

September 19, 2016

Rio Tinto is no longer worried about China’s growth

The world’s second largest miner says is now rather “cautiously optimistic” in relation to what China's effect on commodity prices has in store.

September 14, 2016

Rio Tinto’s rare pink, red and violet diamonds showcased in Hong Kong

The 2016 Tender, named the “Chroma Collection” because of its potency of colour, comprises 57 pink diamonds, two violet diamonds and four red diamonds and weighs a total of 58.24…

September 14, 2016

One graph all iron ore price bears should see

"China’s steel use will also reflect its maturing economic structure and consumerization."