May 8, 2014 CHART: Yawning gap opens up between US stocks, metal prices The two used to be joined at the hip, but now one or the other has lost touch with reality.
April 20, 2014 Peru set to regain world’s second largest copper producer place this year The South American nation lost the title to China in 2012.
April 3, 2014 Ebola outbreak in Guinea forces miners to lock down operations Brazilian iron ore giant Vale has removed its six international employees and put its local workers on leave.
April 2, 2014 BHP bullish on coal demand, but says prices to remain weak The mining giant believes demand for coal to keep growing over the next 20 years, driven mainly by China and India.
April 1, 2014 BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets.
March 27, 2014 Orbite shares stage huge comeback Stock in Montreal-based metal technology and alumina company which mysteriously tanked yesterday regained most of the lost ground on Thursday.
March 26, 2014 Mysterious stock dump sends Montreal metals junior tanking Orbite Aluminae crashed 36% in massive volumes on Wednesday without any fresh news that could have prompted the sell-off in the alumina and rare earth technology company.
March 16, 2014 Five major copper mines to begin operations in Peru by 2016 Combined estimate investment exceeds $13 billion, says the government.
March 5, 2014 Shale gas revolution unlikely to go global any time soon: BHP’s MacKenzie The world’s No.1 mining company's CEO believes coal will remain the main source of affordable energy for growing economies.
February 3, 2014 Mining opposition risks $57bn projected investment in Peru Last year alone there were 149 conflicts involving mines in the country.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
