Iron ore soars past $70 to a 16-month high The spot price for benchmark 62% fines gained 8.78%, the third largest surge since iron ore pricing first began in May 2009. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2016 | 3:26 am
Sibanye to invest $250 million in its gold mines, keeps shopping for new assets Sibanye is not exclusively looking at buying gold assets; it is also considering platinum, coal, uranium and base metals mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2016 | 8:50 am
Silver plays catch up with gold — hits 11-month high Increasing interest from hedge funds and Chinese buyers are driven the metal to its biggest monthly rise since January 2015. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2016 | 6:55 am
Shirley Temple’s fancy blue diamond ring fails to sell The stone, still in its original Art Deco setting, was expected to fetch up to $35 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2016 | 4:45 am
BHP Billiton cuts iron ore target by 10M tonnes This would be the first time BHP reports a annual drop in iron ore output since it completed its merger with Billiton in 2001. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2016 | 3:27 am
Potash miners hit by increased competition, supply amid low prices Analysts, companies expect prices to stay below 2015 levels for at least the next two years. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2016 | 8:38 am
China launches yuan gold fix in bid to gain more influence in metal pricing It is set twice a day based on a few minutes of trading by 18 trading members, Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2016 | 6:18 am
India says Kohinoor diamond belongs to Britain The gem has been at the centre of a diplomatic row between India and the UK, with New Delhi arguing for decades that it should get it back. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2016 | 4:20 am
Delays in rollout of autonomous technology forces Rio Tinto to cut iron ore guidance The world's No. 2 iron ore miner has cut its production guidance for 2017 by as much as 20 million tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2016 | 2:33 am
BHP, Rio Tinto may axe iron ore guidance — report Both miners announce March quarterly numbers this week. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2016 | 10:10 am