August 24, 2018

A Saudi Iran oil war could break up OPEC

Could OPEC be on the way out? Maybe.

August 24, 2018

Floods hit festival gold buying in India

Demand for physical gold was modest in India this week as the top bullion consuming state of Kerala coped with floods, while interest for the metal remained lacklustre elsewhere in…

August 23, 2018

Surface mining truck fleets in Asia Pacific to grow by 2,200 new vehicles

The global market for surface mining trucks is expected to grow steadily to 2020, primarily driven by the growing demand from mining companies operating across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

August 23, 2018

Centerra, Kyrgyz Gov’t delay completion of deal over Kumtor mine

Extension of the deadline, the fifth one so far this year, seeks reaching final agreement that would end long-running dispute over the country’s largest gold mine.

August 22, 2018

Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer

Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.

August 21, 2018

World mine copper production up 5.7% in the first five months of 2018

Help from Latin America and Southeast Asia.

August 21, 2018

Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter

Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.

August 20, 2018

India’s surging coal imports driven by captive power users: Russell

India's coal imports appear headed for another strong month in August, raising the question as to why the usually cost-sensitive market hasn't scaled back purchases given a surge in prices…

August 19, 2018

Hedge funds turned record short on metals just before the rout

As U.S.-China trade tensions escalated mid-June, fast-money traders flipped to a short position in metals overall.

August 17, 2018

Asia gold buyers snap up bargains as price dive revives demand

Physical gold demand in India regained momentum this week as jewellers stocked up after prices dipped to their lowest in over seven months.