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How China drives commodities down

Australia's resources minister, Martin Ferguson, has caused a stir with his assertion that the country's mining boom, one of the biggest drivers of its economic growth, is "over". As he acknowledged, the state of the global economy has depr...

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide | September 16, 2012 | 9:19 pm

Canada lost mining jobs over the last ten years: NDP

Peter Julian, Canada's natural resources critic, claims that the mining sector has lost jobs over the last 10 years and would like to right the resource sector by pushing it toward more value-added work.

Michael Allan McCrae | September 16, 2012 | 4:24 pm

Wrong again Dr Copper: The best indicator of Chinese growth has slowed to 3.6%

The recent spike in the price of copper speaks of overoptimism.

Frik Els | September 14, 2012 | 6:52 pm

Trolex searching for models for its ‘Miners Rock!’ 2013 calendar

UK-based environmental and equipment monitoring system provider Trolex is on the hunt for people in the coal mining industry to pose for a ‘Calendars Girls (and Guys!)’ calendar in aid of The National Coal Mining Museum for England.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2012 | 1:28 pm

More coal mining jobs axed in Australia; Vale joins BHP and Xstrata

Brazilian mining giant Vale has followed the gloomy trend set by BHP and Xstrata by announcing it will lay-off workers at its coal operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 3:51 pm

Xi’s elusive whereabouts trigger grave concern on eve of China’s leadership transition

The absence of Xi Jinping from several key occasions of state this month has triggered grave concerns about the well-being of China's presumptive heir to power on the eve of the country's decennial leadership transition.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 5:19 am

Australia’s new tax hike angers miners and may hit projects

Australia’s mining giants are threatening both the government of Queensland and the federal authorities with dropping all of their new projects in response to the state’s surprise increase in coal mining royalties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2012 | 6:37 pm

Teck confesses to a century of US river pollution

Diversified mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.A) has confessed to polluting the upper reaches of Columbia River in Washington State for nearly a century with effluent discharge from one of its BC-situated smelters.

Marc Howe | September 11, 2012 | 3:14 am

Continental Coal shares soar

Shares rose almost 20% in London on Monday over the news that the junior miner is poised to sell its South African thermal coal mining assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2012 | 2:40 pm

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