August 18, 2016 Copper price is going nowhere New report says base metal prices have bottomed, but there's hardly any upside – and that includes the zinc price.
August 18, 2016 SA’s mining leadership needs to grasp opportunities missed in the last commodity boom – SRK Signs of resurgence in platinum, a stronger gold price and growing coal exports to India should be triggers for South Africa’s mining leadership to grasp the opportunities that it missed…
August 18, 2016 Bolivia sets high hopes on its lithium industry The country began shipping lithium to China this week, in what is considered the first step towards fulfilling its ambitions to becoming the world’s No. 1 exporter of the commodity.
August 17, 2016 CHART: China must import more ore China's domestic iron ore, copper, nickel, zinc, lead and bauxite mining output is slowing dramatically.
August 17, 2016 Harmony Gold swings back to profit, will consider Barrick’s Acacia stake The potential acquisition fits in the South African gold producer’s plans to expand operations across Africa.
August 17, 2016 Mining sector outlook improves despite losses and Brexit Data from the FTSE 100 shows the seven largest mining companies account for close to 5.5% of the value of the index. At the end of 2015 they accounted for…
August 16, 2016 Chinese ban may breathe new life into zinc price rally Beijing cuts off power to 26 mines in key Chinese zinc, lead production region.
August 16, 2016 Glencore tries to enforce its rights in Bolivia Bolivia seized three of Glencore’s operations in nine years and the Swiss giant is now initiating arbitration proceedings against the South American nation.
August 16, 2016 Mount Polley disaster could have been a lot worse — report Two years after the mine’s massive tailings pond collapse, the tarnished Golden Triangle environmental and economic fallout continues.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
