February 7, 2014 Money laundering, terrorism financing diamond trade in India, Israel, Belgium, Canada and the US — report Global diamond trade is being used to launder illegal funds worth millions of dollars, claims polemic study.
February 6, 2014 Fight China’s smog with ethanol, says Chen Lin If China starts mandating a 5% blend of ethanol to gasoline, ethanol should trade on par with gasoline.
February 6, 2014 Dispute over Australia iron ore heats up Mining tycoon Clive Palmer said China-owned conglomerate CITIC Pacific has "raped and disrespected" Australians.
February 5, 2014 JP Morgan about to close sale of $3.3bn commodities business with Mercuria Swiss Mercuria, founded in 2004, has become the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan.
February 4, 2014 China: The world’s biggest energy consumer and producer And there's an ever-widening rift between the country's oil consumption and production.
February 4, 2014 Mining deals for about $10bn coming soon to a market near you—E&Y However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners.
February 3, 2014 Cosmos Chiu: Assessing gold mines in far flung places About one-third of gold comes from Africa.
January 31, 2014 China expands further into commodity trading with London bank buy China and the globe's largest bank takes over London unit of Johannesburg-based Standard Bank, in a transaction forecast to be the first of many as Chinese banks push overseas expansion.
January 31, 2014 The weirdest mining M&A partner I’ve seen This is a significant signal showing us that Chinese interest in platinum is perhaps ramping up.
January 31, 2014 Dr Doom: Be afraid, but not very afraid of emerging market crises While many emerging markets are teetering right now, noted economist Nouriel Roubini says chance of a fully-fledged crisis is low.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am