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Vale’s shares dive as miner posts quarterly loss triggered by iron ore weakness

The world’s No. 1 iron ore producer by volume posted a second consecutive quarterly loss.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2015 | 6:19 pm

Apple buying a third of world’s gold to meet demand for iWatch

Interest in the high-end model, featuring 18-karat gold casing, is picking up.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2015 | 3:01 pm

China plans Shanghai-HK gold link-up in 2015

China is set to launch a link between gold markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong this year following a landmark stock connect scheme, aiming to enhance its pricing power of gold contracts and ultimately challenge its competitors in the West.

Gulf Daily News | February 26, 2015 | 8:39 am

UPDATED: The world’s top 10 gold producers

Number one Barrick Gold's output drops in 2014, but fellow Canadian firm Agnico Eagle adds 30% to production ounces.

Vladimir Basov | February 26, 2015 | 12:34 am

Copper price jumps to 6-week high after Chinese factory data

Red metal has now clawed back 62% of its 2015 losses after Chinese manufacturing expands for the first time in four months.

Frik Els | February 25, 2015 | 9:12 pm

Rio’s Turquoise Hill gets rid of remaining stake in SouthGobi

Chinese Novel Sunrise Investments has agreed to buy 48.7 million shares in SouthGobi —which was once worth over US$2.4 billion —for 35 cents per share in cash.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2015 | 3:38 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver series – who controls the world’s supply (part 2 of 4)

Within the Earth’s crust, there is 1 gram of silver for every 12.5 tonnes of earth (27,600 lbs). This makes silver very difficult to find. To understand silver supply, we must first discover how economic silver deposits form.

Visual Capitalist | February 25, 2015 | 12:47 pm

This BHP slide will bring tears to iron ore price bulls eyes

Weak iron ore prices have become the accepted industry norm, but the world's top miner also has bad news for those hoping for a pick-up in the long term.

Frik Els | February 24, 2015 | 7:25 pm

Canada’s Saskatchewan second only to Finland as world’s top mining destination

The potash and oil-rich province was placed at the top of the Fraser Institute's annual rank of mining companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 11:37 am

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