January 27, 2016 Antofagasta to lift copper output in 2016 after missing last year’s target The miner expects an output of 710,000-740,000 tonnes for 2016 as it ramps up production at its Antucoya and Centinela Concentrates mines, as well as from its share in Zaldivar…
January 27, 2016 Current mining downturn not a ‘normal’ one — Moody’s The ratings agency expects physical supply/demand imbalance to widen further, leaving miners in extremely weak conditions.
January 26, 2016 One more reason you don’t want to mine nickel There's a reason It's called the devil's copper.
January 26, 2016 Freeport-McMoRan reports 4Q loss on metals, oil slump Quarterly net loss attributable to common stock was $4.08 billion, or $3.47 per share, compared with a loss of $2.85 billion, or $2.75 per share, last year.
January 26, 2016 Calcined bauxite poised for proppants recovery Demand for calcined bauxite in production of ceramic proppants is expected to grow by more than 5%py out to 2021 as North America and China target greater exploitation of unconventional…
January 25, 2016 CHART: Stop panicking about Chinese growth China’s slowdown is nothing new. Growth peaked in 2007 and had been on a clear downward trend since 2011.
January 25, 2016 Hedge funds in major commodities rethink Silver attracts buyers, gold price lifted out of historic net short positioning as large futures speculators cut overall bearish bets on commodities by 74%.
January 25, 2016 Iran goes beyond oil — to sign $5.4bn in mining deals with Italy, France Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors now that sanctions have been lifted.
January 25, 2016 Eldorado Gold to book up to $1.6 billion charge after halting work in Greece However, the company said it remains committed to having a presence in Greece and has budgeted $155 million in development spending at the Olympias project.
January 22, 2016 Chile losing ground as top copper producer since metal price in the pits From 2005 to 2015 Chile's copper output rose a mere 8%, while Peru’s grew 37%, China’s 114%, Zambia’s 72% and Congo’s 956%.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
