New US potash mine about to clear final licensing hurdle The Ochoa mine could produce about 714,400 tons of sulphate of potash per year for a minimum of 50 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2014 | 4:39 pm
Uralkali’s potash goes on sale, India to pay lowest price in 7 years The price is also about 25% below what India paid last year to the now defunct Belarusian Potash Co., which Uralkali owned jointly at the time with Belaruskali. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2014 | 4:02 pm
US Mint ‘curved’ commemorative gold coins sold out The 50,000 curved commemorative $5 gold coins are all gone. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2014 | 2:40 pm
BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2014 | 11:10 am
Drummond to restart coal exports from Colombia Local media is reporting the miner is hours away from resuming its coal shipments at its Cienaga port. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 | 6:55 pm
Chinese trading platform for rare earth completes first week of operations amid WTO dispute China's rare earth industry is responsible for almost 90% of global output, but the nation has been imposed strict export quotas since 2010. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 | 5:38 pm
Chinalco forced to halt Peru’s copper project over ongoing pollution The ruling was sparked by inspections carried out from March 16 to March 20 that detected contaminants in adjacent lakes. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 | 4:19 pm
Mick Davis scores $3.75 billion to build new mining empire The former Xstrata boss is already hunting for mining deals. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 | 2:40 pm
Former mining tycoon goes on trial over mafia gang in China Liu Han is accused of running a criminal network to build his fortune. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 | 1:30 pm
Declining coal prices to hit producers even harder Australian coal miners to be the most affected. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 | 10:00 am
