Amplats sees profit more than doubling on metals rally

Freddy Bonjour, covered in yellow dust from head to toe, stands exhausted after a day using his bare hands and a shovel to dig for gold in eastern Central African Republic.

Down 1.4% Wednesday to lowest since 2007 on Chinese forecast of peak steel production and contraction.

Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year.

In this interview with The Mining Report, he shares his secret for finding companies that can create value despite challenging market conditions, and he reveals where he is putting his money today.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, a big, lush, mineral-rich country in the heart of Sub Saharan Africa, currently produces roughly 6% of the world’s copper.

In this interview with The Gold Report, Sangmuah tells investors how to avoid the party crashers and seek names that can hit the high notes with long-life production assets that can generate significant cash flow to retire debt, grow the business and return some profits to shareholders.

South Africa's Eskom has coal market observers scratching their heads after the public utility announced plans to purchase expensive, export-quality coal from Glencore's (LON:GLEN) Optimum Coal.

The iron ore price suffered another steep decline on Friday, falling to the lowest since November 2008 when the SteelIndex benchmark was first introduced.

While the earth contains enough potash to meet the increased global demand for crop production, some regions lack potash deposits needed for optimal food crop yields, the latest global assessment of the resource by the USGS shows.