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China’s green ban hitting Aussie coal exporters hard

Australia exports as much as 49 million tonnes of thermal coal a year to China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2015 | 5:02 pm

Rio Tinto to spend at least $500 million to advance diamond project in India

The Bunder project will be one of the only four diamond mines to be operational over the next decade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2015 | 2:00 pm

CHARTS: Iron ore price won’t withstand 2015 supply flood

Dozens of mines closed last year but another 175 million tonnes will have to drop out to neutralize 2015 output growth, which unlike copper is de-risked.

Frik Els | January 9, 2015 | 12:41 am

Copper sector needs nine Escondida mines over next decade to meet global demand: Rio Tinto

The miner believes that while the market is oversupplied now it will tighten from 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2015 | 4:00 pm

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

Silver Wheaton extends Barrick’s deadline to fulfill Pascua Lama silver deal

In the meantime, the miner will receive silver produced at three other Barrick operations in South America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 4:03 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

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