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.
January 30, 2014 Iron ore price starts Chinese new year on back foot Shanghai steel prices are slumping.
January 30, 2014 Copper price drops to 8-week low after Chinese data dump Already weak manufacturing numbers from world's top copper consumer are revised downward.
January 29, 2014 Gold crybabies are born to lose, says Lawrence Roulston Lawrence Roulston has little patience for investors without the nerves to hold onto a good thing during tough times. Gold has been the main embodiment of value for thousands of…
January 28, 2014 The numbers don’t lie: Why the industrial minerals sector is here to stay More than ever, companies, government and academia are forming partnerships to solve a global problem—the ongoing need for scarce critical materials.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
