December 19, 2017

Miners big and small bank on China’s hunger for high-grade iron ore

China's aggressive campaign to clean its skies by clamping down on polluting steel mills has fuelled a need for high-grade iron ore.

December 19, 2017

NextView to acquire Lithium X Energy Corp.

Chinese investment firm NextView has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares and warrants of Canadian Lithium X.

December 19, 2017

Dalian iron ore, coking coal extend gains even as steel retreats

Iron ore futures in China rose for a second session on Tuesday, supported by demand from steel producers for high-grade raw material to boost productivity.

December 18, 2017

China’s copper, zinc output jumps to 3-year high on stronger prices

Domestic iron ore mines are also humming.

December 18, 2017

Iron ore, coking coal prices are soaring

Iron ore price jumps 5.2%, coking coal rises to levels last seen during cyclone Debbie as Chinese mills restock.

December 18, 2017

Top mining stock becomes 2017’s worst loser on China steel shift

Australian iron ore producer is only stock on the nation’s blue-chip resources index to hand investors a loss in 2017, tumbling from its previous top status.

December 18, 2017

Satellites are reshaping how traders track earthly commodities

Companies like Ursa Space Systems Inc. are using satellites to try to shed light on tightly held secrets in the commodity trading world.

December 18, 2017

2018 global diamond industry primer

2017 has been a year of excess inventory shifting from the upstream segment of the diamond industry to the mid-stream segment.

December 17, 2017

Copper jumps to 3-week high

Benchmark copper on the LME settled up 1.4% to US$6,886 a tonne.

December 15, 2017

Coal into bitcoin? Dirty secret of 2017’s hottest market

Creation of digital bitcoins by computer networks has real-world consequences in form of massive energy use, including fuels that cause most pollution.