April 11, 2016

Long and intermediate trends crushing commercials…

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the tug-of-war going on between the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar/Chinese yuan, and its effect on precious metals.

April 8, 2016

IMF growth forecasts: Missing the mark so far

Projections on the global economic recovery have been overestimated by most policymakers and institutions for some time now. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been no exception to this fallacy.

April 8, 2016

Australia raises iron ore price forecast

Chinese imports to top 1 billion tonnes for the first time

April 8, 2016

Malaysia extends bauxite mining ban until July to fight pollution

The issuing of export permits, however, will resume as soon as existing stockpiles shrink.

April 6, 2016

China’s coming for your copper project

Faced with declining domestic production, China's top copper company says the "only solution is going overseas".

April 6, 2016

Iron ore price rally: Stop and smell the roses

Iron ore price surge goes beyond Beijing order to slash emissions during six-month horticulture expo in steelmaking hub.

April 5, 2016

Copper miners’ game of chicken continues

New study predicts lowering of cost curve, marginal mines staying open at all costs will see oversupply persist and fifth year of copper price declines.

April 4, 2016

De-carbonizing our energy sector

Nuclear energy currently provides around 11 percent of the world's electricity.

April 4, 2016

The uranium shakedown: How Mongolia and Russia conspired against western investors (Part 3 of 3)

In the final part of our probe into the curious case of Khan Resources, we review events leading to the seizure of the company’s Mongolian assets and its chairman’s unusual…

April 1, 2016

China’s coal companies are so desperate, they’ve started farming to keep employees busy

In an unusual attempt to prevent more protests, some of China’s biggest coal mining companies are now focusing on other businesses entirely.