July 25, 2016 China snaps up $4.5bn worth of overseas mining assets in just six months Most of them have been after existing operations and companies, rather than trying to build mines from scratch.
July 25, 2016 Petra Diamonds results beat expectations on strong sales, production Output rose 16% to 3.7 million carats, which puts Petra on track to hit its long term annual target of 5 million carats in 2018, a year earlier than planned.
July 22, 2016 7 signs that the gold market remains resilient Gold and silver prices ran out of momentum during the first week of July and have been drifting lower ever since.
July 22, 2016 Fresh wave of Chinese firms to go after Congo’s riches — report Faced with declining domestic production, China's top copper company — Minmetals — said earlier this year that the "only solution” was going overseas, and many are following its steps.
July 22, 2016 Rising metal prices help AngloGold Ashanti swing back to profit The world’s third-biggest gold miner said its net earnings will also benefit from weaker operating currencies in South Africa, Brazil, Australia and Argentina.
July 22, 2016 Husky Energy’s progress from downturn clouded by spill into Saskatchewan river Canada’s No. 3 integrated oil company, reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss as the focus on fewer, more efficient resource plays helped reduce production costs.
July 21, 2016 Brazil’s 2016 Olympic medal has barely any gold on it It's actually made of 494g of silver and just 6g of the precious yellow metal.
July 21, 2016 Gold: Waiting for Wall Street Gold has been trading inversely to equities – and, consequently, the yellow metal stands to gain much when Wall Street tumbles, an outcome that seems increasingly likely as world stock…
July 21, 2016 Vale iron ore output falls in second quarter but still beats estimates It produced 86.82 million tonnes of iron ore in the April-to-June period, down 2.8% from a year earlier.
July 21, 2016 Japan’s Komatsu is buying Joy Global for $3.7 billion The deal, Komatsu's biggest-ever acquisition, is set to boost its clout in the mining industry.
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