June 4, 2015 Coal and copper weigh on Joy Global results Markets are attempting to establish a trough.
June 4, 2015 The evolution of the oil weapon In the age of derivatives, swaps, and electronic money transfers, a new form of warfare has emerged: financial warfare.
June 4, 2015 Fracking has no ‘widespread’ impact on drinking water — EPA But findings could have been limited due to insufficient amount of data and the presence of other possible contaminates that made it impossible to conclude fracking's effects on certain areas,…
June 4, 2015 Chile may be China’s next competitor in the rare earths market Chilean company Mineria Activa is stepping up efforts to grab some of that market in a much greener way than China,
June 4, 2015 The world’s top 40 miners saw returns hitting decade-low in 2014 — report They shed $156 billion in market value last year, or about 16% of their combined worth, according to PwC.
June 3, 2015 New leadership at the World Coal Association The World Coal Association (WCA), the leading global coal industry body, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Sporton as its new Chief Executive and Mick Buffier as Chairman.
June 3, 2015 Chinese investors eye struggling iron miners in Australia China is approaching distressed Australian iron ore miners, hoping to pick them up on the cheap.
June 3, 2015 Iron ore, copper oversupply here to stay, so get used to it — BHP’s Mackenzie BHP Billiton's outspoken chief executive officer believes oversupply will keep global metals prices lower for much longer.
June 3, 2015 Zambia mulls cutting mining royalties even further Mines minister Christopher Yaluma said reducing royalties below the recently revised 9% would make underground mining more cost effective.
June 2, 2015 Gold industry injected $171bn into global economy in 2013 A World Gold Council report shows the sector's contribution was greater than the GDP of over 150 different countries and larger than the total value of global overseas aid in…
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
