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Gemfields beats own ruby sales record at Singapore auction

It sold $54.8 million worth of rubies, a record high for any Gemfields auction and a 24% increase in revenue from the previous record.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2017 | 4:18 am

#StopAdani protests surge in Australia

Before construction begins, activist groups are making sure to continue to speak up against the $16bn Carmichael coal mine

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 14, 2017 | 4:53 pm

World coal production falls off a cliff

China, the world's largest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years.

Andrew Topf | June 13, 2017 | 5:58 pm

Yancoal grabs Mitsubishi stakes in Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $940m deal

Chinese-owned Yancoal has signalled it may raise its bid for Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley coal assets, after striking the agreement with Mitsubishi to buy its stakes in the same mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2017 | 4:15 am

Top 40 miners returned to profit in 2016: PwC

Is the bad and the ugly over and the good returning to the mining industry? PwC seems to think so.

Andrew Topf | June 9, 2017 | 2:57 pm

North Korea coal exports down to zero on China ban, UN cap

Coal shipments from North Korea to China fell from 1.4 million tonnes, worth $126 million, in January to zero in April.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 9, 2017 | 6:49 am

Adani to go ahead with polemic Carmichael coal mine after all

Despite opposition from organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups and locals, work on the multibillion-dollar mine is expected to begin by September.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2017 | 8:01 am