April 8, 2013

Mining companies investing intelligently now will be rewarded

2013 global mining trends.

April 8, 2013

Chinese company to build $11.3bn coal-to-gas project

Annual production capacity will 8 billion cubic metres of natural gas.

April 7, 2013

Retail diamond market strong worldwide

VIDEO: Mine growth rate is 3% to 4% while demand growth is 10% for the gemstones.

April 7, 2013

Gold is volatile and unsafe says Soros

"Gold was destroyed as a safe haven."

April 7, 2013

Deaths ‘concealed’ in coal mine

Watchdog says blasts in Jilin killed 42 workers, 11 remain missing The State Council will launch full investigations into two gas blasts at a coal mine in Jilin province that…

April 7, 2013

This is what rare earth mining in China looks like

Under-capitalized and labour intensive.

April 5, 2013

Shanghai’s long road to prosperity

U.S. Global Research Analyst Xian Liang was born and raised in Shanghai and says the road holds special significance to the country as it has more than 170 years of…

April 4, 2013

Asia’s fierce competition for commodities

Asia is at a dangerous crossroads of resource dependence, geopolitical tension and environmental degradation.

April 4, 2013

Report: Iron ore price at $90 in December and widening surplus to at least 2018

Bear market looks inevitable.

April 3, 2013

US must reform mine permit process to grow domestic rare earth industry: study

Calls getting louder for domestic US rare earth production.