May 23, 2014 Mexico’s government to fund rare earth exploration The country sees a growing opportunity for other players beside China.
May 23, 2014 Former Chinese mining mogul sentenced to death Liu Han, 48, was found guilty of 13 charges, including murder, running casinos and illegally selling firearms.
May 22, 2014 Petronas CEO warns BC against ‘unrealistic expectations’ on LNG The B.C. government’s annual three-day LNG Conference opened May 21 in the shadow of an announcement that Russia had signed a $400 billion, 30-year deal to supply natural gas to…
May 22, 2014 Ghana to stop handing out gold exploration permits An initial 90-day moratorium on new prospecting permits could be extended if necessary, authorities said.
May 21, 2014 Iron ore port strike worries lift prices from two-year low Iron ore prices came back from the dead Wednesday on worries over a shutdown of Australia's largest export port.
May 20, 2014 CHART: Unnerving slide in iron ore price continues This year iron ore is down 27% hitting a fresh low of $97.50 on Tuesday, echoing 2011 and 2012 when the price dropped by a third in a matter of…
May 20, 2014 China, India gold investment demand plunges 55% The movement of gold from west to east has slowed dramatically new report shows.
May 19, 2014 Expected Indian iron ore exports just not happening India was set to substantially grow exports this year, but now courts have shut down an additional 26 mines with combined output of 40 million tonnes.
May 19, 2014 Iron ore price drops to double digits "Now that we broke through $100, I think that's a very bearish sign. It shows you there's a lot of supply around"
May 19, 2014 Bismuth – a window to the future This scarce industrial metal has characteristics similar to lead, but is non-toxic.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am