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Horse breeders win coal mine expansion fight against Anglo American

Planners ruled Anglo’s 100 million-tonne project was a threat to the Hunter Valley's thoroughbred and tourism industries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2014 | 1:23 pm

Stefan Ioannou: copper, nickel and zinc won’t be cheap for long

The all-powerful U.S. dollar is currently hammering base metals and base metal equities. Haywood Securities Mining Analyst Stefan Ioannou says that increasing demand and near-term supply shortages make base metals a bargain that won't last.

The Mining Report | October 21, 2014 | 10:22 pm

China admits 40% of magnetic rare earths supply is illegal

World's dominant supplier of rare earth elements reveals a huge portion of supply used in magnets is illegally mined; much larger than initially anticipated

Simon Moores - Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | October 21, 2014 | 9:10 pm

Copper price back below $3 on supply worries, Chinese GDP

Chinese economy expected to grow at slowest pace since 2009 just as flood of new supply enters the market.

Frik Els | October 20, 2014 | 8:23 pm

China sets tougher restrictions on illegal mining, exporting of rare earths

Beijing has launched a five-month campaign that aims to finally crackdown on illegal extraction and smuggling of the coveted elements.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 5:53 pm

One of these five companies will run the gold fix

Broker Autilla Ltd (Sapient), the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jointly with Thomson Reuters, U.S. derivatives bourse Intercontinental Exchange, the London Metal Exchange and broker ICAP's online platform EBS will present their proposals this Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 1:05 pm

Copper price below $3 as mines add a million tonnes

Copper price sinks to 10-month low after new report says mine capacity representing 6% of current production will come on stream over the next six months.

Frik Els | October 16, 2014 | 10:51 pm