July 22, 2015 BHP Billiton beats iron ore guidance, takes copper write-downs The world's No.1 miner will continue boosting its iron ore output, adding to a global glut and keeping pressure on prices.
July 21, 2015 Alrosa’s rough diamonds sales down 22% in first half of the year The Russian company, hit by a sustained slowdown in the diamond market, said its rough diamond have declined by 6% in the first six months of the year.
July 21, 2015 Gold crash isn’t over — prices near five-year lows The yellow metal was on the brink of five-year lows on Tuesday, with further losses expected in the coming months.
July 16, 2015 Anglo American to write down up to $4bn on weak commodity prices This would be second multi-billion dollar impairment charge Anglo takes this year on its coal and iron ore assets.
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 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 13, 2015 Wildfires in Western Canada force miners to halt operations, shipments Production hasn't been affected so far, but some companies such as Cameco and Areva Resources had to suspend shipments.
July 13, 2015 First time ever: Gas overtakes coal in US power mix Already battered by increasingly onerous regulations on pollution from power generation, U.S. coal miners are now suffering the impact of cheap natural gas on the industry.
July 9, 2015 Cameco’s uranium shipments halted due to wildfires Production continues at all the mines.
July 9, 2015 Iron ore prices: the worst is yet to come Despite the rosy outlook from Australia’s top iron ore producers, they are all facing staggering demand from their biggest customer — China.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
