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.
December 11, 2014 Here is what India needs to effectively manage gold demand — interview Somasundaram PR, Managing Director of the World Gold Council India, peels back the underlying weakness of India’s gold trade in an interview with MINING.com.
December 9, 2014 Diamond demand, prices set to soar in next decade Financing and marketing are two of the key challenges the industry will have face when trying to keep the global diamond market growing.
December 9, 2014 Larger players account for 40% of global exploration budgets A study of about 40 explorers budgeting at least US$50 million total shows the larger players allocated a total of US$4.33 billion and accounted for 40% of the US$10.74 billion…
December 9, 2014 Has China reached peak graphite? New data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence shows China’s share of global natural graphite output in 2014 falls to mid-1990 levels.
December 8, 2014 ‘Gold-fanatic’ Chinese officer made some $5bn from bribes: report Anti-graft advocates believe corruption in the Chinese military is so pervasive that it could undermine the nation’s ability to wage war.
December 8, 2014 Trafigura bullish on strong results, hands $885m to top executives The buyback was revealed in the company’s annual report, which showed improved operating profits in spite of difficult market conditions in the last two years.
India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, says British Columbia premier Premier David Eby recently spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries, the conglomerate controlled by Asia’s richest person. January 23, 2026 | 11:02 am
