November 19, 2015 A brutal year for mine financing explained in just one chart A miserable $400 million down from a high of $4.6 billion in 2012.
November 19, 2015 Chinese commodity trade barometer at record low The Baltic Dry Index which tracks bulk shipping rates on more than 50 routes around the world drops to lowest since 1985.
November 19, 2015 Caterpillar sales down again, almost three straight years The biggest drops were in the construction sector in Latin America (-41%) and in the resources industry in Asia (-37%).
November 19, 2015 Indonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officials The investigation aims to determine whether senior officials tried extorting Freeport’s Indonesian unit in return for letting the company continue to operate in the country.
November 19, 2015 Michael Curran goes down-market shopping for winners Sure there is risk, as Curran explains in this interview with The Gold Report, but the reward could come via either a takeover bid by an established producer seeking to…
November 18, 2015 Top 15 copper mines worth $103bn less than a week ago The value of reserves at the world's largest mines drop after copper price takes another hit.
November 18, 2015 Teck Resources to axe 1,000 jobs, lowers dividend With the announced cuts the diversified miner brings the total redundancies over the past 18 months to about 2,000.
November 18, 2015 The collapse of commodities in one simple chart Year to date gold is one of the better performers, but rhodium comes off worst.
November 17, 2015 Copper price hits fresh six year low as Paris attacks continue to weigh in The industrial metal, often viewed as a barometer of global economic growth, fell to its lowest level since 2009.
November 17, 2015 Japan’s Sumitomo Metal seeks stakes in copper, gold mines The company wants to take advantage of its sound finances and a slump in commodity prices to bolster future growth.
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