Five Eyes alliance urged to forge ties with Greenland to secure minerals

“The floor of this market is in the hands of the top five mining companies."

The industrial metal, often viewed as a barometer of global economic growth, fell to its lowest level since 2009.

Electra Stone (ELT.V), covered in today's Company Snapshot, is the first public company aiming to take this BC jade and market it directly to China.

Sales of excavators expected in China for entire 2015 is fewer than the total in March 2011 alone.

Use of coal for power generation peaked about two years ago, a new report suggests.

The beleaguered rare earths producer has announced a plan to restructure that may include the sale of its Mountain Pass mine in California.

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau bought the world's most expensive diamonds for his 7-year-old daughter, in less than 24 hours.

While Indian consumer demand jumped 13% to 268 tons, the World Gold Council warns the outlook for the fourth quarter is “muted.”

If all of this year's approved coal plants get built, they will have a total capacity of 123 gigawatts, equivalent to building 61 Hoover Dams.