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Caterpillar: Supercycle China isn’t coming back

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

Frik Els | November 16, 2015 | 12:30 pm

World coal consumption to drop up to 4% further by year-end

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2015 | 7:55 am

Molycorp restructure plan includes asset sales

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

Andrew Topf | November 15, 2015 | 2:09 pm

These two record-breaking diamonds were bought for $77 million, by the same person

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2015 | 5:40 am

India’s appetite for gold takes global demand to two-year high

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2015 | 9:34 am

Coal is dead? No one told China

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.

Michael Allan McCrae | November 11, 2015 | 9:58 am

Collectors and connoisseurs shine at Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender

The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, known as the ‘Connoisseurs Collection” weighing a total of 44.14 carats and including four Fancy Red diamonds, was internationally popular with winners from 11 countries.

Rio Tinto | November 10, 2015 | 8:51 am

Oil sands industry to remain under siege until 2020 on low crude prices

The gloomy outlook comes as the International Energy Agency predicts crude oil won't reach $80 a barrel until at least the end of the decade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2015 | 4:06 am

Bitcoin surges 55% in month – Chinese moving capital into bitcoin and gold

Bitcoin has been surging in value since mid October and gained more than 20% yesterday alone.

GoldCore | November 10, 2015 | 1:06 am

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