Trafigura in talks with Congo over financing cobalt buyer

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.

Gold remains the most-targeted commodity by volume, according to EY’s latest report.

Global exploration spending dropped 26% in last year, compared with 2013, as several juniors threw in the towel and producing miners slammed the brakes on capital and exploration expenditure.

Montreal-based producer picks up flagship project in Burkina Faso after sealing $139 million takeover of Australia's Orbis.