The Northeast U.S. states — a vast market that generates and consumes much of America's annual electricity — is gradually using less coal to fire up its electricity plants.

Two Chinese state-owned mining companies plan to destroy an ancient Buddhist city in Afghanistan in order to get the copper underneath it, according to a new documentary.

Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $60 million to settle private U.S. antitrust litigation by traders and other investors who accused the German bank of conspiring to manipulate gold prices at their expense.

China plans to invest CNY4.7 trillion ($720 billion) on 303 transport infrastructure projects over three years but that may not be enough to give a strong boost to commodity prices in an oversupplied market.

It's all about leverage.

Investment bank says the precious metal will continue to grind higher — with that key $1,400 level being the first line in the sand.

After a torrid run this year, metals and mining stocks are about to take a big leg lower — according to one trader.

Gold continues to gain the favour of some long-time skeptics.

There is no reason for gold to get any love now because this is a political crisis, not a currency crisis. The primary reason you buy the "barbarous relic" that is gold is fear of a global currency crisis.

After an initial surge early in the year, gold prices have been stuck in a sideways range. But one trader expects the […]

Gold shorts send metal to key $1,200, but a strong dollar and worries about global deflation could keep gains in check.

Even with gold prices dropping to near 4-year lows, buyers in China - the world's leading market - aren't tempted, suggesting prices have further to fall.