July 21, 2016 Vale iron ore output falls in second quarter but still beats estimates It produced 86.82 million tonnes of iron ore in the April-to-June period, down 2.8% from a year earlier.
July 20, 2016 Metals and mining rally has staying power Industrial metals are now all trading above their 100-day moving averages and most are no longer in backwardation.
July 20, 2016 Ferrobamba and Tenova sign a cooperation agreement for the Aymaraes (Peru) iron ore development project Ferrobamba selects Tenova HYL Micro Module to develop its iron ore deposit and build a 250,000 t/y High Carbon DRI plant in Peru
July 20, 2016 Heavy snowfall in Chile forces Anglo to cut annual copper target Shares plunged after miner revealed that output fell almost across the board in the April – June period.
July 19, 2016 BHP’s copper output to bounce back World's top miner expects to produce 1.7 million tonnes in 2017 as output at giant Escondida mine jumps 9%.
July 19, 2016 Mick Davis to overhaul X2 Resources as fund fails to close any mining deal Recovering commodity prices and investors' veto on deals have frustrated Davis and his team in their search for mining and metals bargains.
July 18, 2016 Did $78 billion South African gold exports really go missing? According to a UN report, since 2000 two-thirds of South Africa's gold exports – mostly to India – did not appear on its trade partners' books.
July 18, 2016 Mount Gibson’s new iron ore mine in Australia closer to final approval The approval of Iron Hill mine would the iron ore producer to remain in business for another two to three years.
July 14, 2016 BHP unlikely to reopen Samarco this year amid Brazil’s criminal probe The firm said about 40% of its Brazilian workforce would take voluntary redundancy to reflect reduced production.
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
