November 21, 2013

Gold mine explosion in Guinea, at least 25 dead

A gas explosion killed as many as 25 people in a gold mine in eastern Guinea.

November 20, 2013

Chinese company invests $700 million in Serbian coal

Serbia's power utility EPS has signed a $715 million deal with a China Machinery Engineering Corp to build a coal fired power plant.

November 20, 2013

Iron ore price lifted by strong Chinese steel growth

Beginnings of the hukou effect?

November 20, 2013

Coal is the new tobacco

Coal miners around the world are being targeted by a mounting number of investors and organizations, concerned with the greenhouse gases generated by the industry.

November 20, 2013

Gold mines output to reach record high

The world's top three gold producers—Barrick Gold, Newmont Mining and AngloGold Ashanti—have all logged higher outputs in their latest reports.

November 19, 2013

Dressed to the nines with gold

While paper gold is getting the cold shoulder in the West, the Love Trade buyers in the East are wrapping their arms around all the physical gold they can get…

November 19, 2013

Rio Tinto making last job cuts of the year

Mining giant showed the door to an unconfirmed number of contractors at its Argyle diamond mine and is planning job cuts at its coal operations.

November 18, 2013

Samsung investing in rare earth alternatives

Unveiling the plans last week, Samsung said it would invest in seven areas of research into new materials.

November 18, 2013

Wrong to highlight oil sands as major source of climate change: IEA chief economist

"I expect a growing amount of Canadian energy exports will go to Asia."

November 18, 2013

Chinese miners crucial to opening of North Korea’s economy

$6 trillion worth of rare elements and mineral deposits in North Korea.