May 2, 2013 Chinese housewives pick up 300 tonnes of gold in two weeks Reports from China show bargain hunters have picked up all the physical gold ETF investors have been dumping.
May 1, 2013 VIDEO: Huge gold demand underlies marketplace Veracity of consumers' appetite for the yellow metal caught many dealers by surprise.
April 30, 2013 Three more years of heavy rare earth shortages Research analyst Luisa Moreno says many of the companies unearthing them are still learning to navigate the supply chain.
April 29, 2013 The ‘now or never moment’ for private equity in mining "Interest from private equity in sector is the highest I have ever seen"
April 28, 2013 Small victory for ‘marvelous’ 14m tonne Valemax fleet China allowed one partially loaded Valemax to dock earlier in April, but carrying 400,000 tonnes of iron ore is still banned.
April 24, 2013 Gold price inches up on physical demand, weak German data Gold is finding some stability above $1,400/oz.
April 24, 2013 China’s March iron ore imports from Australia rise China imported 32.17 million mt of iron ore from Australia in March, up 12% year on year and up 27.5% from February.
April 23, 2013 New co-chairman expected to reverse Barrick’s ‘woeful’ performance John Thornton is touted for "strategy" and "global perspective"
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am