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Dr Doom lifts mining gloom

Predictions of a hard landing in China will not pan out and global emerging market growth will accelerate in 2014 lifting demand for metals and minerals.

Frik Els | January 3, 2014 | 11:28 pm

Coal exports from world’s largest terminal hit record-high

South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal shipped over 70 million metric tons last year, compared with 68.3 million tons in 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2014 | 3:18 pm

China’s No.3 coal firm looking into solar power market

Beijing wants toi reduce country's dependence on coal by at least 5% by 2017.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2014 | 7:51 pm

Canada’s oil sands brace for conflict-ridden 2014

Brewing disputes with First Nations, claims of mercury pollution and increasing challenges for delivering oil to distant markets are only some of the issues oil sands producers will face this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2014 | 11:51 am

Supply worries cloud 2014 mining outlook

But bubbly stock markets could see investors return to the sector as 2013's plunge in commodity prices make metals and minerals look cheap.

Frik Els | January 1, 2014 | 11:54 pm

‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013

While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 31, 2013 | 1:24 pm