June 13, 2013 Rio Tinto not shipping copper from Oyu Tolgoi any time soon: report The market is closely watching the opening of Oyu Tolgoi, as fears about copper supply for the rest of 2013 continue to increase, affecting the red metal's price.
June 13, 2013 Getting to the bottom of the Western Potash and CNOOC deal The Milestone Potash mine in Saskatchewan will be built!
June 12, 2013 The Euro zone crisis, Africa and the rise of China More than three years after the debut of the euro zone’s crisis,it is still difficult to map a lasting way out of the economic turmoil that plagues the old continent.
June 12, 2013 China coal import ban ‘catastrophic’ for small Indonesian miners Small coal miners are already under financial pressure coming from falling prices and their rather higher costs.
June 11, 2013 Grim BRICs news pushes copper to 5-week lows Copper price slumps 1.8% as Brazil, Russia, India and China growth slows to 2009 levels.
June 11, 2013 Chinese firm said to have killed Ghanaian miners with poisonous gas The official version is that the three small-scale miners lost their lives after inhaling excess smoke in a pit during a blast to extract the mineral.
June 11, 2013 Western Potash on the rise after rumours of Indian interest Western Potash up 13% one week after Chinese investment
June 10, 2013 Shale adds 47% to global gas reserves, 11% to global oil: EIA study The estimates are "highly uncertain and will remain so until they are extensively tested with production wells."
June 10, 2013 Ghana’s crackdown on illegal mining: at least 55 new arrests Identified as nationals of Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
June 10, 2013 The disappearing net worth of Australian mining moguls "Western Australia is arguably close to experiencing recession-like conditions."
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
