August 2, 2016

Australia cashes in on bauxite boom, fuelled by Chinese demand

Bauxite miners ride the wave as China steps up aluminum production.

August 1, 2016

Nickel price jumps on Manila mining crackdown

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte tells miners "We will survive as a nation without you" as ministry shuts down three nickel mines in a month.

July 28, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: These 3 animated charts capture the rise of Asia

Check out these three GIF charts that show how fast China climbed the economic ladder

July 28, 2016

Iron ore breaks the $60 per tonne barrier, extending week’s rally to 9%

With this jump, the commodity's gains are close to 9% for the week and almost 40% so far this year.

July 26, 2016

Copper production growing by 1m tonnes a year

ICSG study forecasts global copper output growing at a robust average annual rate of 4% to reach 26.5 million tonnes a year in 2019.

July 26, 2016

Iron ore price jumps on China anti-dumping move

China Miners' Association want action against Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton for flooding domestic market with cheap ore.

July 26, 2016

China gold imports fall in June on higher prices, inventories

Net gold imports dropped 38.5% to 70.886 tonnes in June, down from 115.29 tonnes in May, according to The Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.

July 25, 2016

China snaps up $4.5bn worth of overseas mining assets in just six months

Most of them have been after existing operations and companies, rather than trying to build mines from scratch.

July 19, 2016

Why lithium will see another price spike this fall

Although the price trajectory of the metal has been subdued in recent months, the fundamentals behind the long-term trajectory suggest strong potential for long-term growth.

July 18, 2016

This map shows you which countries have most of the world’s gold

Most of the total gold reserves (88%) are held by only 20 countries.