July 13, 2014 BHP sell-off could undo Billiton historic deal As BHP considers the sale of almost all of the businesses that Billiton brought to the 2001 merger deal, experts say the firm is likely to end up leaving London.
July 12, 2014 Beijing takes air pollution by the horns, imposes use of clean coal This is the first time China enforces the use of clean coal, and it follows a series other pollution-curbing measures.
July 11, 2014 Peru set to become world’s second largest copper producer in 2016 Currently China is the second largest producer of the red metal, with an annual output of about 1.6 million tonnes per year.
July 9, 2014 Australia’s big three miners to regain control of iron ore sector Billionaire Andrew Forrest, who made his fortune as the driving force behind Fortescue, says high cost competitors will exit the market shortly.
July 8, 2014 Dubai exchange to consider spot silver contract after gold The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange will consider a silver contract after spot gold is introduced in the third quarter.
July 4, 2014 BHP hikes iron-ore supply to oust China rivals Production ramp-up comes despite price plunge earlier this year.
July 4, 2014 Canadian oil sands economic impact highly overrated: poll A majority of Canadians overestimate the contribution the oil sands make to the world’s 11th largest economy, a study published Friday reveals.
July 3, 2014 Lynas heading for full rare earths ramp-up Firm struggled to increase output due to problems at Malaysian plant.
July 3, 2014 Komatsu’s sales in China sinking faster than expected Equipment sales in the Asian country are already 20% below expectations.
July 1, 2014 My air is more expensive than your air Clean-coal technology does work… but it isn’t cheap.
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