July 26, 2013

JP Morgan flees physical commodities trading

"The abrupt move marks a sharp reversal for the bank that had pushed aggressively into the sector since 2008."

July 26, 2013

Cliffs Natural Resources hit with 40% sales margin drop in Q3

Maintains most production and sales forecasts

July 26, 2013

Boggabri coal mine hiring amid mass firings

Adding 70 positions after slashing more than 100.

July 25, 2013

Colombian coal miners’ strike drives Drummond to call partial force majeure

Drumond, the second-largest coal producer in Colombia, owns two mines and a port in the South American country.

July 25, 2013

Teck profit dives, freezes projects in Canada and Chile

The Vancouver-based firm also increased its cost reduction target to $300 million, up from the previous target of $250 million.

July 25, 2013

Junior miners going bust? CEOs weigh in on state of the industry

Following an 18-month downdraft in the sector, many investors have tough questions for these management teams.

July 24, 2013

Challenging a long-held assumption about commodities

The bull market in commodities last decade was mainly a reflection of a sustained fall in the U.S. dollar.

July 24, 2013

Peabody income falls by more than half in Q2

Up 5% on the markets

July 23, 2013

The end of the Chinese economic miracle?

Bad news for the mining sector if so.

July 23, 2013

Job cuts in Australia’s coal sector climb to 11,000

Peabody Energy added 170 positions to the list of lost coal jobs in Down Under.