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%).
November 19, 2015 Indonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officials The investigation aims to determine whether senior officials tried extorting Freeport’s Indonesian unit in return for letting the company continue to operate in the country.
November 19, 2015 Lonmin investors approve key $407m rights issue The move will allow the platinum miner to restructure its debt and, it hopes, weather an ongoing decline of platinum prices.
November 19, 2015 Gold Fields deciding Ghana’s mine fate, as bullion prices dive Its Damang mine in Ghana is struggling with current gold prices, the firm said.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
