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.
July 12, 2016 Iron ore skyrockets to nearly $60 per tonne Chinese import price for 62% iron content fines at the port of Qinqdao rose 6.7% to $59.38 a tonne, the largest one-day percentage increase since April 21.
July 11, 2016 Gold price rally helps producers climb world’s top 25 mining companies list Study shows there are more bullion miners among higher market capital ranking of mining companies in second quarter of 2016 than a year a go.
July 8, 2016 Australia slashes iron ore price forecast 20% Dept of Industry says loss-making mines are staying open for longer than expected aggravating oversupply.
July 8, 2016 BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade Red metal production at the copper-uranium mine is expected to hit around 230,000 tonnes by 2021, but there is potential for up to 450,000 tonnes per year.
July 7, 2016 Growing glut will put pressure on iron ore prices: analyst Recent upticks in the price of iron ore will turn out to be shortlived, and the price will likely drop from here, according to an analyst whose contrarian view was…
July 5, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: Silver skyrockets post-Brexit, energy is back! Energy had an impressive comeback in Q2, with natural gas and oil being the best performing commodities of the quarter.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
