June 3, 2013 Coal mine gas explosion kills 10 in China "China's mines are considered among the world's deadliest due to lax safety regulation, corruption and poor operating procedures."
June 3, 2013 Traders catch iron ore price fall Iron ore price recovers from one of its worst trading weeks in years.
June 2, 2013 Report: China starts stockpiling metals again The Chinese State Reserves Bureau has returned to the nickel market in a big way. Copper may be next.
May 30, 2013 Briolette diamond sells for $11m in Hong Kong The sum set a new record for that particular style of gem.
May 30, 2013 Numbers don’t lie: Aussie capex drops, mining boom is over Capital expenditure in mining peaked last year, stabilized in the second half of 2012 and then plunged steeply in the March quarter, wiping almost $1.5 billion off Australia's quarterly output.
May 30, 2013 Iron ore prices hit seven-month low, Aussie miners affected Drop has prompted investors to exit pure-play stocks, such as Fortescue Metals Group.
May 30, 2013 China’s top utilities protest plan to ban low-grade coal imports The big utilities have only just begun to see their thermal power businesses turn profitable after hemorrhaging billions over the past five years due to soaring coal prices.
May 30, 2013 Asian gold demand to hit all-time quarterly high: World Gold Council Taken together, China and India account for more than half of consumer bullion demand worldwide.
May 29, 2013 Why gold prices aren’t following the Nikkei downwards Potential slowdown of QE is sending the Nikkei tumbling but gold remains flat.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
