Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project gets much needed $7.2bn fund injection After 18 months of negotiations the firm has pulled off a seemingly unachievable total of $10 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2014 | 4:49 pm
Oh, Gold! Down to three-week lows after Yellen comments Markets seem to have interpreted Janet Yellen’s remarks as impending rate hikes as early as early 2015. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2014 | 3:39 pm
Miners among most productive, happiest workers in the world: study Reveals cross-industry survey, which analyzed responses from over 30,000 professionals. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2014 | 2:44 pm
Latin America gets its first diamond exchange The bourse is expected to grow the $8 billion fine jewellery retail business in Latin America to more than $10 billion in the next two years. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2014 | 11:03 am
JPMorgan gets $3.5bn after Mercuria buys its commodities unit Deal places European trader among world’s top commodity titans. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2014 | 7:02 pm
US consumers choose silver jewellery over gold— report Triggered mainly by India’s renewed appetite for silver. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2014 | 4:50 pm
Juniors see Australia’s new tax incentive as a lifesaver Currently 19% of Aussie geoscientists are unemployed, compared with fewer than 2% three years ago. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2014 | 3:26 pm
African Barrick seeks new name after partially splitting from Canadian parent Last week Barrick Gold sold 41 million African Barrick shares to institutional investors. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2014 | 2:52 pm
Dr. Copper can’t find a cure for ongoing Chinese flu Futures for May delivery fell on New York to a session low of $2.931 a pound, the weakest level since March 17. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2014 | 11:34 am
MMG in halt on possible deal with Glencore Xstrata over Las Bambas Las Bambas copper mine, located in Peru, is expected to fetch between $5 and $6 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2014 | 6:06 pm