January 26, 2016

One more reason you don’t want to mine nickel

There's a reason It's called the devil's copper.

January 26, 2016

Gold hits 12-week high, on track for best month in a year

Bullion prices are also set for a gradual recovery this year as demand increases in Asia and mine production contracts.

January 26, 2016

Freeport-McMoRan reports 4Q loss on metals, oil slump

Quarterly net loss attributable to common stock was $4.08 billion, or $3.47 per share, compared with a loss of $2.85 billion, or $2.75 per share, last year.

January 26, 2016

Samsung launches gold smart watch way cheaper than Apple’s

While Apple's costs $17,000, Samsung's is expected to go for about $520.

January 26, 2016

Calcined bauxite poised for proppants recovery

Demand for calcined bauxite in production of ceramic proppants is expected to grow by more than 5%py out to 2021 as North America and China target greater exploitation of unconventional…

January 25, 2016

CHART: Stop panicking about Chinese growth

China’s slowdown is nothing new. Growth peaked in 2007 and had been on a clear downward trend since 2011.

January 25, 2016

Hedge funds in major commodities rethink

Silver attracts buyers, gold price lifted out of historic net short positioning as large futures speculators cut overall bearish bets on commodities by 74%.

January 25, 2016

Iran goes beyond oil — to sign $5.4bn in mining deals with Italy, France

Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors now that sanctions have been lifted.

January 25, 2016

North America’s 10 highest mines

North America's highest mines are all concentrated in just four states

January 25, 2016

Anglo American Platinum full-year loss to hit over $850 million

Only last month, the South African miner announced it was postponing all investment in new or replacement capacity until at least 2017