November 23, 2015

Bacanora’s lithium project in Mexico three times richer than thought

The Sonora project holds 5.0 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, which is 337% higher that the previously reported 1.14 million tonnes.

November 23, 2015

Frantic search in Myanmar as deadly landslide at jade mine leaves dozens still missing

Death toll has climbed to over 100, and there are at least another 100 still missing.

November 23, 2015

Zonte Metals mulling legal actions against Colombia after gold permit rejected

Its project would sit on top of the Gramalote deposit, a joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti and B2Gold that could become one of the first modern commercial scale gold mines…

November 23, 2015

Gemfields shares soar on ‘knock out’ auction results

The emeralds and rubies miner raised $19.2 million from its recent auction in Jaipur, India.

November 20, 2015

Commodity prices have not bottomed yet — Goldman Sachs

Unless demand picks up or more miners cut output, prices for raw materials are set to stay low for years, or worse, continue to drop, the investment bank predicts.

November 20, 2015

Global coal imports heading for second year of ‘dramatic’ drops

The EIA says China and India are to blame, as imports from both nations — which from 2008 to 2013 accounted for 98% of the increase in world coal trade…

November 20, 2015

China admits to have killed 28 suspects on coal mine knife attack

The deaths of the alleged "terrorists" took place over a 56-day operation by security forces, the Chinese government said.

November 19, 2015

Chinese commodity trade barometer at record low

The Baltic Dry Index which tracks bulk shipping rates on more than 50 routes around the world drops to lowest since 1985.

November 19, 2015

Weir, Xylem and Kirloskar ranked world’s leading pump manufacturers

A recent survey by Timetric's Mining Intelligence Center (MIC) asked over 630 mine managers and senior decision-makers across more than 500 mines globally, to nominate the leading manufacturers (in first…

November 19, 2015

Caterpillar sales down again, almost three straight years

The biggest drops were in the construction sector in Latin America (-41%) and in the resources industry in Asia (-37%).