November 11, 2015

Coal is dead? No one told China

If all of this year's approved coal plants get built, they will have a total capacity of 123 gigawatts, equivalent to building 61 Hoover Dams.

November 10, 2015

Collectors and connoisseurs shine at Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender

The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, known as the ‘Connoisseurs Collection” weighing a total of 44.14 carats and including four Fancy Red diamonds, was internationally popular with winners from 11 countries.

November 10, 2015

Oil sands industry to remain under siege until 2020 on low crude prices

The gloomy outlook comes as the International Energy Agency predicts crude oil won't reach $80 a barrel until at least the end of the decade.

November 10, 2015

Bitcoin surges 55% in month – Chinese moving capital into bitcoin and gold

Bitcoin has been surging in value since mid October and gained more than 20% yesterday alone.

November 9, 2015

China smog at ‘record’ levels as coal burning for heating begins

Local authorities have issued the highest alert, warning residents to stay indoors.

November 5, 2015

Even iron ore lump prices are being crushed

Premiums for lump ore which let steelmakers lower pollution and cut costs have shrunk from $20 to just $3 a tonne.

November 5, 2015

The state of the diamond mining industry going into year-end 2015

So far in 2015, the state of the global diamond industry has been closely aligned with the posture of the global economy, as it so often is, and should be.

November 4, 2015

Glencore shares soar on faster than expected debt reduction

The stock ignored news from Zambia where President Edgar Lungu said he would not allow the firm to lay off workers at its Mopani Copper Mine, as it mothballs it…

November 2, 2015

Copper bears ignoring Chinese manufacturing turnaround

Index of manufacturing activity closely correlated with copper price bounces back in October.

November 2, 2015

Merging ecology and economy to transform urban mining into world’s leading target manufacturer

According to the United Nations Environmental Programme, an estimated 50 million tons of electronic waste are generated around the world every year. What's more, the metal deposits found in many…