Lithium price: Tesla now sells 22% of world’s battery power

Australian 2012 first half gold output has fallen 5% year on year while Chinese production gained 7%

The new kid on Canadian Arctic block is announcing plans to build two mines in Nunavut in the next six years.

China’s anti-corruption watchdog has launched an investigation over the insider trading case linked to China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s bid for Nexen.

Copper rose to a one-week high in Monday trading on heightened expectations of stimulus packages following the release of weak Chinese data.

The Chinese government has announced it will shut hundreds of small mines this year in an effort to boost safety standards following a colliery accident in Sichuan province which has so far left 45 people dead.

Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH) confirmed Friday that it is in the preliminary stages of establishing a joint venture for two of its Alberta oil sands assets, but it declined to identify its partner.

A recent dive in iron ore prices spurred by China's slowing economy has dragged down the share prices of major Australian miners.

Tibetan nomads in China's vast inland province of Qinghai have clashed with Chinese gold miners in attempts to defend a mountain considered sacred by local religious beliefs.

Chinese firms plan to invest up to AUD$8.6 billion in Indonesian smelters to mitigate the impact of a ban on unprocessed ore exports.