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Silver price in 2015: Better the devil you know

Strong fundamentals will lift the price, but all bets are off if the many ETF investors who bought between $20–$30 lose confidence and start liquidating en masse.

Frik Els | January 6, 2015 | 11:18 pm

India coal strike the biggest industrial action since 1977

It is likely to cost the country 1.5 million tonnes of lost coal production a day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 3:52 pm

China scraps decade-old rare earths export quotas

The long-awaited policy change comes after the World Trade Organization determined last year that the nation’s quota system violated trade rules.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 11:00 am

Caterpillar stock nosedives on JPMorgan downgrade

The analysts argued that as much as 15% of the machinery maker’s revenues are dependent on the oil and gas industry

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 8:13 pm

Anglo American tries again: submits plan to expand coal mine in Australia

Revised plan plan will see the company mine 75 million tonnes over 17 years instead of 97 million tonnes over 20 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 3:17 pm

Glencore resumes production at Aussie coal mines

The three-week suspension aimed at battling a global oversupply of the commodity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 11:00 am

Oceanagold to phase out New Zealand mines

Oceanagold (TSX, ASX:OGC), an Australia-based gold producer, will start winding down its New Zealand mines to focus on lower-cost production in the Philippines, where it runs the Didipio copper-gold mine north of Manila.

Andrew Topf | January 4, 2015 | 10:52 pm

Cliffs closes Bloom Lake iron ore, sells coal assets

Active production at the Canadian Bloom Lake iron ore mine has completely ceased, and the sale of the firm's its struggling coal division has been completed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2015 | 2:05 pm

Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part II)

The concept of a government-backed initiative to manage CSR abroad is being looked at by various nations, including Canada and the U.K.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2015 | 11:43 am

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Swiss gold exports plunge as shipments to China collapse

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