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Canadian mining stocks outperform metals prices

Canadian junior and mid-tier mining companies also raised 62% more capital in the second quarter than in 2014.

Frik Els | August 24, 2015 | 3:37 pm

South32 survives mining sector slump, to cut $350m in costs until 2018

The company said is not keen on Rio Tinto's thermal coal assets, currently up for sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2015 | 5:18 am

Mining private equity is being fundamentally transformed

Appian Capital founder Michael Scherb: "You're now seeing the same changes in mining that happened in oil and gas which is now heavily supported by PE"

Frik Els | August 23, 2015 | 11:45 pm

INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to tumble from record highs.

Visual Capitalist | August 21, 2015 | 6:15 am

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

Frik Els | August 20, 2015 | 3:57 pm

Graphite could be the next best fertilizer

Graphite has been touted as a leap forward for our mobile world of battery-powered gadgets, but it may also help plants grow.

Archer Exploration Pty Ltd | August 20, 2015 | 11:20 am

Heap Leach: Mining’s breakthrough technology

New techniques for tailings treatment and sulfide ore recovery will see low-cost environmentally friendly heap leaching take another giant leap forward.

Vladimir Basov | August 20, 2015 | 9:22 am