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Coal exporters not backing down despite glut; could China enter the market too?

No signs of production slowdown in major coal-exporting countries.

SNL Energy | July 30, 2014 | 7:00 pm

Rio’s $3.7bn Mozambique coal business fetches $50m

The assets were acquired when it took over Riversdale Mining in 2011.

Frik Els | July 30, 2014 | 11:53 am

Top gold refinery missing 87,000oz

Rand Refinery blames software glitch for discrepancy between actual inventory and accounts. Owners, including Anglogold, provide new loan just to be safe.

Frik Els | July 29, 2014 | 12:52 pm

China’s war on pollution to push palladium higher still

China produces 20 million vehicles a year and has to double the average palladium load to catch up with US emissions standards.

Frik Els | July 29, 2014 | 11:17 am

Beny Steinmetz associate jailed over Guinea’s Simandou case

Frederic Cilins, a French businessman who worked as an intermediary for BSGR in Guinea, became the first person to receive a criminal sentence in a corruption investigation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2014 | 11:14 am

Miners need to overhaul business model to boost productivity: study

Cost reduction measures in the mining industry could well have undermined the sector's productivity, which remains down, according to a new EY report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2014 | 11:02 am