November 17, 2015

Copper price hits fresh six year low as Paris attacks continue to weigh in

The industrial metal, often viewed as a barometer of global economic growth, fell to its lowest level since 2009.

November 17, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Company snapshot: Electra Stone

Electra Stone (ELT.V), covered in today's Company Snapshot, is the first public company aiming to take this BC jade and market it directly to China.

November 16, 2015

Caterpillar: Supercycle China isn’t coming back

Sales of excavators expected in China for entire 2015 is fewer than the total in March 2011 alone.

November 16, 2015

World coal consumption to drop up to 4% further by year-end

Use of coal for power generation peaked about two years ago, a new report suggests.

November 15, 2015

Molycorp restructure plan includes asset sales

The beleaguered rare earths producer has announced a plan to restructure that may include the sale of its Mountain Pass mine in California.

November 13, 2015

These two record-breaking diamonds were bought for $77 million, by the same person

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau bought the world's most expensive diamonds for his 7-year-old daughter, in less than 24 hours.

November 12, 2015

India’s appetite for gold takes global demand to two-year high

While Indian consumer demand jumped 13% to 268 tons, the World Gold Council warns the outlook for the fourth quarter is “muted.”

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.