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Rio Tinto’s chief financial officer Chris Lynch to retire in 2018

He joined the company's board in September 2011 and was appointed chief financial officer in April 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2017 | 6:52 am

The $10 trillion mineral resources North Korea can’t tap

North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it's estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare earth minerals—worth an estimated up to US$10 trillion.

Oilprice.com | September 14, 2017 | 3:48 am

The oil market is bigger than all metal markets combined

Ever since the invention of the internal combustion engine, oil has been one of the most crucial commodities on Earth.

Visual Capitalist | September 10, 2017 | 5:47 pm

Copper, iron ore price drops bring mayhem to mining stocks

Is the industrial metals and steelmaking raw materials rally at en end?

Frik Els | September 8, 2017 | 2:54 pm

South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis”

South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of increasing legal uncertainty and labour disputes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2017 | 6:52 am

China’s Yunnan province starts safety checks on metals plants

Those that do not pass the tests will have to make necessary improvements by the end of December or face closure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2017 | 2:00 am

Macquarie says iron ore, coal prices to remain strong into 2018

Prices for iron ore and coking coal, the two key ingredients for steelmaking, are set to remain buoyant for the remainder of the year, Macquarie Bank predicted in a recent report.

Andrew Topf | September 3, 2017 | 12:29 pm