China’s metals trade is facing a year of upheaval: Andy Home

BusinessWeek profile the horrific conditions in Indonesian tin mines, where largely destitute miners extract ore with shovels and picks.

“Shocked” over the magnitude of alleged illegal iron ore exports by private companies in southern India, the country’s Supreme Court said it wants to explore the possibility of punishing the guilty parties within six months.

Adverse publicity surrounding the failings of Philex Mining's (PX:PM) tailings dams in the Philippines attest more to the shortcomings of its corporate legal team more than poor operating standards in developing economies.

Another sign of a slowing China was released today HSBC Flash China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 47.8, a nine-month low. […]

Even Chinese oil giants have to pinch pennies when making a $15 billion bid

Some central bankers may be listening to Ron Paul after all.

Philippine gold production dropped by over half, but the reduction may have more to do with tax policy than actual output.

Severance packages for management, early vesting options and cancelling contracts with Friedland-owned companies for aircraft rental and other office services quickly added up.

The identified area is the second coastal stretch in Odisha, where deposits of rare earth minerals have been found.