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If you’re herding animals near Oyu Tolgoi the NY Times wanna talk to you

Clearly if you work for the mainstream media there is only one way to approach a story like Oyu Tolgoi, Turquoise Hill Resource's massive copper-gold mine in Mongolia scheduled to start production next year.

Frik Els | September 14, 2012 | 11:17 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

INFOGRAPHIC: How often do politicians mention commodities and energy in their speeches?

Learn how often American political parties mention commodities and energy at their conventions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2012 | 5:58 pm

Not only are commodity prices diving – Canadian CEO bonuses have shrunk too

CEOs are getting — on average — 31% less this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 7:11 pm

Gold miner ready to start producing… coffee?

Philippines-based Philex Mining Corp. (PINK:PXMFF), the country’s biggest miner, said it is ready to start harvesting coffee from its demo farm located in the Barangay Ampucao district, in Itogon.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 5:22 pm

Mining outlook for Canada’s North less promising than projected

Sinking global commodity prices have negatively impacted Canada’s North near-future mining outlook, but longer-term prospects for the industry in the three territories remain strong.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 2:00 pm

BHP scraps plans to dominate Olympic Dam area

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has scrapped plans to purchase exploratory land in the area adjacent to the Olympic Dam project.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 6:04 am

Chinese miners rise on Ben and Wen’s stimulus signaling

Chinese mining stocks are amongst the big winners in the wake of signalling by both Wen Jiabao and Ben Bernanke that central banks on either side of the Pacific are set to pursue further stimulus measures.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 5:44 am

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

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