November 1, 2015 Australia’s junior sector turns to crowdfunding The growing practice consists on soliciting small amounts of money from a large number of people in order to fund a project or venture.
October 30, 2015 China’s new 5-year plan brilliant news for mining At fifth plenum Beijing recommits to high economic growth rates, faster urbanization and indicates it's willing to step in to make it happen.
October 30, 2015 Junior miners: Doom, gloom or boom? Since the end of the “flash crash” that hit markets on August 24, when the Dow dropped 1,100 points in the first five minutes of trading, miners have been up.
October 28, 2015 Iron ore price crashes through $50 "The major producers are adding incremental volume at around $20 a tonne, that gives you a sense of where the vulnerability is."
October 28, 2015 Canada’s First Nations, mining companies benefited from modern treaties — report Modern treaties have drove First Nation communities’ real income up by about 17%, benefiting several industries, especially the extractive sector, a new study shows.
October 26, 2015 Chinese scrap at 10-year low pressures iron ore price Chinese scrap – typically around 90% Fe – has fallen to below 62% iron ore at its 2011 peak and below domestic pig iron prices.
October 26, 2015 Weak metal prices to hit miners through 2016 — Moody’s The situation, says the ratings agency, won’t change over the next 12 to 18 months, and metal prices may fall even further.
October 26, 2015 Miners ask Australia Govt to back-up social gains from $50bn investment in Africa The Australian Government has been called on to take more notice of the nation’s important economic footprint in Africa.
October 26, 2015 Rick Rule: I am too wise to call a bottom in mining Rick has seen too many cycles to answer a question like that.
October 23, 2015 Iron ore price drops to 3-month low Vale's scorched earth strategy pays off: production on its way to 450 million tonnes at an astonishing cost of just $12.70 a tonne.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
