April 29, 2015

Mining for canaries in China

Mining for profits in the coal business usually involves mining actual coal. Hong Kong-listed Yanzhou Coal Mining found another source.

April 29, 2015

Vale, China in talks to build 50 giant bulk carriers — report

The order would be the largest in history for Vale's giant ships, known as Valemaxes, which can carry up to 400,000 deadweight tons.

April 28, 2015

Ryan Castilloux’s State of the REE Market Address

In this interview with The Mining Report, Castilloux discusses four REE projects that continue to advance, as well as companies making strides with REE extraction and separation technologies.

April 28, 2015

Finding Value in Declining Commodity Prices

Amazingly enough, precious metals are the best-performing commodities sub-sector so far this year, having collectively lost 2.5 percent.

April 27, 2015

Picking undervalued gold equities is akin to picking strawberries: Randall Abramson

Pick one: long gold or short gold?

April 27, 2015

Copper price through 2020: Onwards and upwards

CRU principal consultant Christine Meilton predicts a rising trend topping $3.60 a pound by 2019, but thereafter China-induced weakness returns.

April 27, 2015

Iron ore recovery gives miners breathing space

Prices for the steel-making material added Monday US$1.28 or 2.17% to US$59.09 a tonne, taking its gain since bottoming on April 2 to 25%.

April 27, 2015

Life coming back to the global exploration sector

After five consecutive months of decline, global mining exploration began showing signs of life in March, particularly in the gold sector, a new report shows.

April 26, 2015

China is burning through its natural resources

China is the globe's top mining country, but its alarming reserves-to-production ratio is forcing domestic miners to hunt for deals in the rest of the world.

April 24, 2015

Iron ore price enters bull market

After a stunning week of gains iron ore is now trading 22% above record lows hit early April.