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David Stringer

ARTICLES BY DAVID STRINGER

More than 16,000 passenger jets are grounded worldwide (Photo: Bloomberg)

What happens to planes grounded by coronavirus

6 min read . 17 Apr 2020

lithium prices have tumbled since mid-2018 as a raft of new mine projects have lifted supply and amid weaker demand in China (Photo: Reuters)

Breakthrough technique could produce Lithium in hours not months

1 min read . 10 Mar 2020

The annual Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender is arranged for a photograph at the Argyle diamond mine operated by the Rio Tinto Group in the East Kimberly region of Western Australia. (Bloomberg )

The world’s biggest diamond mine is closing

5 min read . 13 Jul 2019

(Photo: Bloomberg)

NASA Says Metals Fraud Caused $700 Million Satellite Failure (1)

1 min read . 01 May 2019

India almost doubled sales of electric vehicles in 2017, though they account for only about 0.1% of total new vehicle sales. Photo: AFP

Formula 1-inspired electric cars are coming to India, Australia

2 min read . 03 Apr 2018

UK businessman Sanjeev Gupta. London-based GFG Alliance has signed a binding agreement to buy Glencore’s Tahmoor underground mining operation in New South Wales, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg

Sanjeev Gupta to acquire Glencore’s Tahmoor coal mine in Australia

1 min read . 02 Jan 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency on 16 September 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

North Korea ready for missile test any time as US-South Korea drill approaches: report

3 min read . 15 Oct 2017

North Korea warned Australia of the risks of siding with US President Donald Trump’s administration. Photo: Reuters

Australia says won’t be cowed by North Korea ‘disaster’ threat

1 min read . 15 Oct 2017

Twitter’s approach to policing content has been under more intense scrutiny in recent months. Photo: AP

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pledges tougher rules on hate speech, violence

2 min read . 14 Oct 2017

Gold prices have also climbed as the US Federal Reserve is expected to go slow on further interest rate increases, weakening the dollar. Photo: Bloomberg

Global gold prices jump on safe haven demand as North Korea lobs missile across Japan

1 min read . 29 Aug 2017

A file photo of mining billionaire Anil Agarwal. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Billionaire investors return to top miners armed with questions

3 min read . 11 Apr 2017

Liberty House was among bidders for Tata Steel’s UK operations and in March agreed to buy two Tata Steel mills in Scotland. Photo: iStock

Liberty House said to bid for Australian steel producer Arrium’s assets

2 min read . 18 Oct 2016

Rio Tinto had hoped to bring Bunder into production as early as 2019. Former CEO Sam Walsh pressed PM Narendra Modi last year for the approvals necessary to develop it. Photo: Reuters

Rio Tinto to close Bunder diamond project in Madhya Pradesh to cut costs

1 min read . 23 Aug 2016

UK Serious Fraud Office opens probe into Tata Steel operations

1 min read . 09 Apr 2016

Unlike its rivals, BHP has a substantial petroleum unit, valued at about $25 billion by UBS Group AG. Photo: AFP

BHP’s link to oil may turn to bonus from bane on crude rebound

3 min read . 22 Feb 2016

An index of Australian-listed gold producers rose as much as 6% on Tuesday to the highest since May 2013 as Newcrest Mining Ltd. took its advance this year to 27%. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Gold tops $1,200 for first time since June as demand rises

1 min read . 09 Feb 2016

Gold producers in Australia gathering on Monday for the sector’s three-day annual conference proposed or completed deals worth $4.5 billion in the past 12 months, according to the data. Photo: Bloomberg

Gold’s M&A wave to roll on as bullion falls to five-year low

2 min read . 03 Aug 2015

Gina Rinehart’s son John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart had sued their mother in September 2011, accusing her of misconduct when she sought to delay the trust’s vesting date from that month to 2068 and seeking to replace her as the fund’s trustee. Photo: AFP

Gina Rinehart loses court battle to control $3.8 billion family trust

1 min read . 28 May 2015

The China story has changed since the start of the decade. Growth slowed last year to the weakest pace since 1990, while steel consumption will probably decline this year, according to the China Iron and Steel Association. Photo: Bloomberg

BHP’s South32 has a big plus: China’s isn’t its chief customer, India is

3 min read . 05 May 2015

Gina Rinehart has an estimated wealth of about $12.1 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Photo: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg

Asia’s richest woman looks past China to beat iron ore gloom

3 min read . 08 Apr 2015