March 28, 2016 Ultra-bearish call on copper, oil prices Barclays says commodity gains this year not supported by fundamentals– sector vulnerable to wave of investor liquidation that could knock prices down 20–25%.
March 27, 2016 China racking up copper inventories China is stashing away copper from London warehouses at a breakneck pace, which may put downward pressure on the price.
March 25, 2016 China’s Zijin Mining profit in 2015 hit by gold, base metal prices slump Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.
March 25, 2016 Barrick Gold chairman John Thornton takes a 76% pay cut He will receive $3.4 million for his work in 2015, including compensations and pension, a significant reduction from the almost $13 million he pocketed in 2014.
March 24, 2016 World’s No.1 copper miner Codelco posts historic loss of $1.4bn in 2015 For every penny copper prices drop, Codelco loses $36 million and Chile, the world's largest producing country, $50 million.
March 24, 2016 AME BC Welcomes Mineral Exploration Incentives in Federal Budget 2016 The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) welcomes incentives announced in the Government of Canada’s 2016 budget that assist mineral explorers and developers in British Columbia (BC).
March 24, 2016 US judge rules Barrick Gold must face group lawsuit over Pascua-Lama mine Class action claims that Barrick repeatedly and knowingly misled shareholders about whether Pascua-Lama complied with environmental regulations.
March 24, 2016 Mitsubishi books almost $4bn in commodities-related write-downs About $2.5 billion of the total write-down was on its stake in Chilean copper mining and smelting company Anglo American Sur.
March 23, 2016 Commodity bulls twisting in the wind After rebound in sentiment, mining and metals sector increasingly vulnerable to outside shocks says new report.
March 23, 2016 Animation: How China trumps the US in trade The U.S. trade deficit with China reached record proportions in 2015.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
