July 16, 2015 Zambia mining industry says new rules to scare investors, deter local processing The Chamber of Mines wants the government to reconsider its decision to hike corporate income tax rate on mineral processing from 30% to 35%, which came in effect July 1.
July 15, 2015 Prepare for flood of copper concentrate New data by International Copper Study Group predicts copper mine output will grow 5.7 million tonnes by 2018 as Peru, Zambia and Mexico ramp up production.
July 15, 2015 Anglo American likely to cut dividend amid commodities collapse It would be the first time since 2009 that Anglo has to cut dividends.
July 15, 2015 Dodd-Frank: Five years and $1.5 trillion later In the five years since the Dodd-Frank Act passed, oil produced in developing countries was worth an estimated $1.55 trillion for those governments. But because the landmark US transparency law…
July 15, 2015 BHP Billiton to take a $2.8 billion write-down on US assets With this impairment BHP will have written down its oil and gas business by more than $4 billion since 2011.
July 14, 2015 Only permanent supply cuts can lift metal prices The availability of cheap money has seen boards postpone hard decisions about uneconomic capacity says Macquarie in new report.
July 14, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: Data shows investing is heavily biased by Geography For investors, there’s no place like home. Data shows that investors are heavily sector-biased based on where they live.
July 14, 2015 Congo’s Gecamines sells copper assets to Chinese for $52 million The deal increases Chinese miners presence in Congo, which is Africa’s top copper producer and the world’s largest producer of cobalt.
July 14, 2015 Wellgreen Platinum’s above ground advantage "I think in general the investor who are interested in a development stage company tend to be the same group of investors. But if they are looking for that allocation…
July 10, 2015 Scientists, environmentalists call for freeze in deep sea mining permits A group of scientists is asking international authorities to temporarily halt the approval of new underwater mining contracts until further environmental controls are put in place.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
