March 25, 2016 China’s Zijin Mining profit in 2015 hit by gold, base metal prices slump Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.
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.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
