China is said to mull more US coal imports to cut deficit Chinese officials are currently looking at boosting purchases from West Virginia in particular. Bloomberg News | May 29, 2018 | 9:59 am
Billionaire’s battered miner may face investor, political unrest A combination of bad news across its operating industries has made Vedanta one of the biggest losers this year among the 10-member S&P BSE India Metal Index. Bloomberg News | May 28, 2018 | 10:43 am
Alaska wants cold crabs and colder gas to narrow China trade gap A planned LNG project alone would shrink the trade gap between U.S. and China by up to $10 billion a year says Governor Bill Walker. Bloomberg News | May 28, 2018 | 9:56 am
Guinea retains mining minister in cabinet reshuffle Guinea’s President Alpha Conde appointed a new 33-member cabinet in which Abdoulaye Magassouba was retained as mines and geology minister. Bloomberg News | May 28, 2018 | 9:31 am
Copper king’s gender push rings hollow with all-male board Codelco just achieved a new, less enviable mantle -- the only major mining company with an all-male board and senior management team. Bloomberg News | May 25, 2018 | 2:58 pm
Agarwal wants to build Indian commodity giant to rival majors Despite its insatiable appetite for materials, India is yet to impose itself among the mining heavyweights like Australia, China or even the U.K. Bloomberg News | May 25, 2018 | 9:43 am
In lithium hot spot, ghost towns recall another boom gone bust While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production. Bloomberg News | May 25, 2018 | 9:27 am
Taliban, Islamic State make millions from mining Afghan minerals The international NGO in a report on Tuesday estimates the Taliban earns $2.5 million to $10 million a year from mining talc alone. Bloomberg News | May 22, 2018 | 9:53 am
Goldcorp says Peru and Nevada would make portfolio perfect Goldcorp Inc. CEO David Garofalo says he’s happy with his company’s portfolio of assets, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a wish list. Bloomberg News | May 22, 2018 | 9:39 am
Glencore goes from crisis to crisis with possible bribery probe It’s becoming hard to keep track of all of Glencore’s legal battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bloomberg News | May 21, 2018 | 12:49 pm
Virginia uranium mining dispute draws US Supreme Court review Court agrees to consider overturning a ban on mining at the site of the nation’s largest known uranium deposit. Bloomberg News | May 21, 2018 | 12:39 pm
Iron ore king vows to protect market from days of boom and bust Fabio Schvartsman is pursuing a disciplined approach, keeping tens of millions of tons in the ground each year to prevent another painful glut. Bloomberg News | May 21, 2018 | 11:37 am