MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

The drop comes as stockpiles in China, the world’s biggest buyer, climbed 1.2% to 98.5 million tons last week.

China and, until recently, India, have been late but significant players in the global coal market.

As iron ore rallies again – up 6% on Friday – report shows just how bonkers Chinese speculation in ore futures are compared to anything on Wall Street.

Few trust official Chinese growth numbers, but new research shows activity across a wide section of the economy accelerated sharply in the first quarter.

The niobium and phosphates division, which consists of mines, plants, processing facilities, chemical complexes and deposits, was one of Anglo’s more profitable businesses.

China’s economic prowess is one of these new paradigms that has emerged, but many people still can’t really wrap their heads around the scale or scope of it.

China clamps down, but Beijing's record on market intervention is not good and speculative bubbles tend to blow up spectacularly inside the country.

Beijing clampdown on Chinese commodity markets where six out of ten of the world's most active derivates are now traded doesn't bode well for iron ore price.

Jinfeng produced 149,655 ounces of gold in 2015 and is expected to generate 95,000-105,000 ounces of gold this year.