December 16, 2014 ICL signs strategic deal with China’s Yunnan Yuntianhua Group Co. The global manufacturer of products based on specialty minerals that fulfill essential needs of the world's growing population in agriculture, processed food and engineered materials markets, is partnering up with…
December 16, 2014 China lowers coal export levies to boost ailing economy The country will cut export tariffs for coal from Jan. 1 as part of broader efforts to drive economic growth.
December 16, 2014 Deep-sea mining pioneer now hunts for resources in space Julian Malnic, the founder of world's first deep-sea miner Nautilus Minerals has joined the board of Deep Space Industries.
December 16, 2014 HK exchange to start gold trading in Shanghai Members of the century-old Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong should be able to start trading the yellow metal in Shanghai from March next year, allowing them…
December 15, 2014 China’s nuclear giant grabs majority stake in UK wind farms The deal marks China General Nuclear Power's first big acquisition of onshore wind generating capacity in the west.
December 15, 2014 10 miners killed in China mine explosion Ten Chinese miners were found dead Sunday hours after they were trapped underground in an explosion at a mine in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, state media said.
December 13, 2014 Global economy: why it’s a year-end “mess” The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 185 points on Tuesday, prior to rallying to cut its loss—but this was followed by a 170-point intraday decline on Wednesday.
December 12, 2014 Spare dollars This week I look at another aspect of the dollar, which almost certainly will become a significant source of supply: a global shift out of it by foreign holders.
December 11, 2014 A big boys game: BHP ships 1bn tonnes iron ore to China BHP's first ore left Port Hedland in 1973, but 900m tonnes where shipped just over the last 12 years.
December 11, 2014 Major miner ‘Divesting’ out of China – CEO explains Eldorado’s move It is planning to partially divest itself of its Chinese assets, placing them into a new company listed in China, and partially owned by new Chinese investors.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
