CHARTS: Mining stocks gain on tech but remain an afterthought for investors
Apple is worth more than the 100 biggest mining companies, three years of global copper production and all the world's seaborne iron ore.
And the winner for most volatile commodity this decade goes to…lithium
Investors in the small, fast growing market for lithium can…
Alcoa reverts to gas for fuelling alumina refineries in Western Australia
Alcoa has reverted to using gas to fuel the powerhouse…
Australia lays out plan to make biggest polluters slash emissions
Government proposed to make the country's biggest polluters slash emissions…
Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms
Hydropower contributes to more than 75% of Zambia's electricity generation.
