Glencore under fire on Colombia coal mines

The commodity and mining firm is battling activists who allege its Colombian coal mines have whisked profits out of the country, while causing environmental and labor issues.

Wall Street Journal Online | May 13, 2015 | 12:10 am

Mining for canaries in China

Mining for profits in the coal business usually involves mining actual coal. Hong Kong-listed Yanzhou Coal Mining found another source.

Wall Street Journal Online | April 29, 2015 | 7:40 am

Gold slips as Greek worries ease

Gold prices slipped Monday, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi reaffirmed that debt-laden Greece won’t be forced out of the eurozone.

Wall Street Journal Online | April 20, 2015 | 11:04 am

Newcrest outlines plans for US$2.3 billion PNG gold mine

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM.AU) and Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HAR.JO) will carry out a feasibility study for a possible new gold mine in Papua New Guinea that they forecast will cost US$2.3 billion to begin building, and which they say could start producing metal by the end of the decade.

Wall Street Journal Online | December 15, 2014 | 12:43 am

In China coal hub, city struggles to survive amid economic slowdown

Workers go unpaid, factories collect dust in one of China’s slowest-growing cities.

Wall Street Journal Online | November 24, 2014 | 3:05 pm

Hedge funds bet on coal-mining failures

The coal industry is in a prolonged slump with a long list of causes topped by sluggish demand and competition from cheap natural gas, which have pushed prices to historic lows.

Wall Street Journal Online | November 24, 2014 | 3:03 pm

Giant diamonds lure investor cash to Botswana

In a quiet room behind several sets of bulletproof doors, N.B. Parag turned a 141-carat rough diamond in his hands.

Wall Street Journal Online | November 4, 2014 | 3:40 pm

Canada’s oil sands group commits to environmental impact reduction

The head of a group of Canadian oil sands producers, including some of the world’s biggest energy companies, said Monday that the consortium has committed to reducing the use of fresh water at some operations.

Wall Street Journal Online | October 28, 2014 | 1:23 pm

The Swiss gold vote: should investors worry?

Should the Swiss National Bank SNBN.EB -0.37% buy gold? Lots and lots of gold? The country’s electorate goes to the polls on Nov. 30 to decide.

Wall Street Journal Online | October 23, 2014 | 4:36 pm

Swiss Gold Motion Would Limit Policy Options, Says SNB Vice President

A proposal that the Swiss National Bank should hold a fifth of its assets in gold and be prohibited from selling the precious metal in the future would severely restrict its ability to conduct monetary policy, the WSJ reports.

Wall Street Journal Online | October 9, 2014 | 10:00 am

Gold, silver prices rise as dollar retreats

Precious-metals prices rose Monday as the U.S. dollar gave way to other currencies, bolstering the allure of dollar-priced commodities to foreign buyers.

Wall Street Journal Online | October 6, 2014 | 5:43 pm

U.S. suspected Israeli involvement in 1960s missing uranium

Officials believed ally used materials lifted from Pennsylvania toward a weapons program

Wall Street Journal Online | August 11, 2014 | 3:59 pm

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