Coking coal prices go gangbusters — up almost 150%

The commodity added $14.80 per tonne on Tuesday alone. Its trading now at almost $200 per tonne.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2016 | 5:00 am

Panic buying sees coking coal price jump 20% in a week

Parabolic rise to hit $180 a tonne on Friday prompts talk of a bubble in steelmaking coal market.

Frik Els | September 11, 2016 | 11:09 pm

Chinese deal gives fresh boost to thermal coal price

Under the new plan, Chinese miners will cut or boost output to keep coal prices within a desired range.

Frik Els | September 11, 2016 | 7:19 am

Mongolia readies to revive its giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine

Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT), the state-owned company that holds the license to the deposit, has already begun evaluating bids and calculating the potential economic benefits of restarting it.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2016 | 8:00 am

US, China climate pact devastating for coal price

New study forecasts global thermal coal trade to shrink by 373 million tonnes per year, leading to minimum 30% fall in coal prices post 2020.

Frik Els | September 8, 2016 | 4:00 am

Near record China imports can’t hold up iron ore price

August shipments third best month on record as price slips to six-week low and BHP warns of new supply pushing prices down further.

Frik Els | September 8, 2016 | 2:15 am

China cargoes keep copper price positive

For the first eight months copper concentrate imports are up 35% at nearly 11 million tonnes.

Frik Els | September 8, 2016 | 12:52 am

Most of those roads and railways that China built were a waste, study

"A firm that systematically makes negative NPV investments will run itself aground."

Michael Allan McCrae | September 7, 2016 | 1:46 pm

Eldorado Gold exits China, sells Jinfeng mine for $300 million

The move marks the Vancouver-based miner exit from China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 6, 2016 | 8:18 am

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