March 18, 2015 Chinese ‘golden ticket’ millions eye Australian mining assets Chinese "golden ticket" visa money is looking for a home in Australian mining assets, with local private firms sounding out advisers on copper and gold assets to on-sell to visa…
March 18, 2015 Miners woo communities with soccer fields, bull rings and guinea pigs to unlock US$25 billion in stalled projects From South America to Africa, mining companies are throwing all that and more at communities to quiet growing opposition to controversial projects.
March 17, 2015 How top gold producers margins are being squeezed In 2014, nine out of top 10 gold producers achieved significant reductions in all-in sustaining production costs, but average cash margin fell victim to bearish gold price.
March 17, 2015 Coal, iron ore prices unlikely to rise until at least 2016 Westpac’s chief economist says with demand out of China unclear coming into the New Year, and high volumes of iron ore being exported to the country, price volatility will continue.
March 17, 2015 Potash producers rejoice — China likely to pay more for it this year According to analysts from Credit Suisse, Chinese importers will settle at $320 a tonne, versus $305 a tonne they paid last year.
March 15, 2015 China builds nuclear reactors in earthquake-prone Pakistan, in defiance of international ban Pressing ahead.
March 12, 2015 CHART: Beijing has finally turned around rare earth prices Beijing has a new strategy to tighten its grip on the rare earth supply chain. And it's working.
March 11, 2015 Dire Chinese steel outlook drops iron ore price to 7-year low Down 1.4% Wednesday to lowest since 2007 on Chinese forecast of peak steel production and contraction.
March 11, 2015 Everyone is guessing when it comes to oil prices Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year.
March 11, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: Everything you need to know about copper porphyries This infographic covers everything you should know about copper porphyries, a deposit type responsible for about 60% of copper, 95% of molybdenum, and 20% of gold produced today.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
