March 25, 2016

This country just ended its coal power production

Scotland has stopped generating electricity from coal for the first time in more than 100 years.

March 25, 2016

ArcelorMittal is selling LaPlace and Vinton steel plants in US

The steel giant has agreed to sell both operations to Black Diamond Capital Management for an undisclosed sum.

March 25, 2016

Pre-1965 silver pocket change provides investors with an economic future

At the historic silver-to-gold ratio today of 79:1, silver below $16 is dirt-floor cheap compared to gold, also historically cheap at around $1,250.

March 25, 2016

Reasons why investors should place stakes on silver against gold

There are signs in the global market that in the near future silver will be more lucrative asset than gold, experts said.

March 24, 2016

Afghanistan may contain large resources of undiscovered potash: USGS

Together with other Central Asian countries it is said to have the potential to hold between 39 and 54 billion metric tons of undiscovered potash resources.

March 24, 2016

Current oil price rally reaching its limits

Oil prices have climbed by about 50 percent from their February lows, topping $40 per barrel. But the rally could be reaching its limits, at least temporarily.

March 24, 2016

World’s No.1 copper miner Codelco posts historic loss of $1.4bn in 2015

For every penny copper prices drop, Codelco loses $36 million and Chile, the world's largest producing country, $50 million.

March 24, 2016

Metso awarded contract with Gécamines in Senegal

Gécamines renews their confidence in Metso's complete plant design and installation for their aggregate production near Dakar, Senegal.

March 24, 2016

ALROSA opens a branch in Russia’s far East

ALROSA Supervisory Board approved the decision to open a branch in Vladivostok. It is the first step on the way to creating Russian Diamond Centre in the Primorye Territory.

March 24, 2016

Petra Diamonds just sold this ‘exceptional pink’ gem for $15m

The 32.33-carats diamond was recovered in November from the firm’s Williamson mine in Tanzania.