Japan’s Sumitomo Metal says global nickel deficit to widen this year

The government of Afghanistan announced Friday its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders, with a consortium backed by City of London banker Ian Hannam, former BHP Billiton CEO Chip Goodyear and Poland’s multibillionaire Jan Kulczyk, emerging as the biggest winner.

Chinese economy to recover via investment in infrastructure and property

Aggregate market cap also reaches highest point since April

Stock closes 16% lower – more than 150 million shares dumped.

Gold and silver prices will remain under pressure says broker and research company Nirmal Bang.

Kyrgyzstan is one of the world's worst mining jurisdictions

Coal resources of Carmichael mine estimated at AUD$10 billion

India bought less than in 2011, while rate of growth in China was cut in half.

After months of polemic and legal battles, Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX:LYC) has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court triumph.