July 21, 2015 Canadian ministers urged to better prevent damage from mining Federal Natural Resources Minister, Greg Rickford, argues that the federal government is taking the right steps through new legislation.
July 16, 2015 Anglo American to write down up to $4bn on weak commodity prices This would be second multi-billion dollar impairment charge Anglo takes this year on its coal and iron ore assets.
July 16, 2015 Part II: Will mining boom again, Dad? Don't hold your breath kid. It’s bleak out there and we have a 10-year super commodity bull to work off this time.
July 16, 2015 Zambia mining industry says new rules to scare investors, deter local processing The Chamber of Mines wants the government to reconsider its decision to hike corporate income tax rate on mineral processing from 30% to 35%, which came in effect July 1.
July 15, 2015 Prepare for flood of copper concentrate New data by International Copper Study Group predicts copper mine output will grow 5.7 million tonnes by 2018 as Peru, Zambia and Mexico ramp up production.
July 15, 2015 Anglo American likely to cut dividend amid commodities collapse It would be the first time since 2009 that Anglo has to cut dividends.
July 15, 2015 Dodd-Frank: Five years and $1.5 trillion later In the five years since the Dodd-Frank Act passed, oil produced in developing countries was worth an estimated $1.55 trillion for those governments. But because the landmark US transparency law…
July 15, 2015 BHP Billiton to take a $2.8 billion write-down on US assets With this impairment BHP will have written down its oil and gas business by more than $4 billion since 2011.
July 14, 2015 Only permanent supply cuts can lift metal prices The availability of cheap money has seen boards postpone hard decisions about uneconomic capacity says Macquarie in new report.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
