August 16, 2017 Copper price surges to 32-month high as hedge funds place $20 billion bet Copper trades just short of $3 a pound as large scale futures speculators build massive bullish position and global supply worries resurface.
August 16, 2017 Mining in Australia is looking better There are several encouraging signs for the mining outlook in Australia.
August 16, 2017 Copper price consensus outlook suggest rally will run out of steam Even the most optimistic forecasts for copper by year-end is below the spot price.
August 16, 2017 Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.
August 16, 2017 Flash floods hit Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations Flash floods have left one worker missing and caused extensive damage to a power plant at the miner's operations in the eastern-most province of Papua.
August 15, 2017 Strong rouble, one-off expenses hit Russia’s Nornickel’s H1 earnings Russia's Norilsk Nickel reported a 3 percent fall in first-half core earnings on Tuesday, missing analysts' forecasts, due to a stronger rouble and a jump in social expenses.
August 15, 2017 Ross Beaty: “Trump will be forgotten” In an exclusive Critical Resource Q&A, leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips, puts the boot in on the Trump agenda, and calls for more renewables and less…
August 15, 2017 Blue Moon Zinc to re-open California past producing mine as zinc bull market commences The Blue Moon Zinc project is located in Mariposa County in central California and if the project needed a nickname, it very well might be the Comeback Kid.
August 15, 2017 First Quantum mines in Zambia also affected by power supply cuts Zambia's state power company made the decision amid an ongoing dispute over the implementation of new electricity tariffs in the country.
August 15, 2017 CHARTS: Mining once again one of biggest drivers of US economy Value added brought by the mining sector grew by more than 21% in the first three months of the year — the largest increase since the fourth quarter of 2014.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
