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.
October 22, 2015 The most bullish mining chart you’ll see all day Commodity Sentiment Index shows it's always coldest before the dawn.
October 20, 2015 Depleting Escondida drops BHP copper production Copper output at the world's largest copper mine slips 14% due to declining grades and despite record material mined.
October 20, 2015 Beijing rescues giant iron ore importer Chinese government intervenes to save Sinosteel from default indicating Beijing's free market reforms are stuttering.
October 19, 2015 The $2 trillion mining value chain at a glance All you need to know about mining and metals and the role the sector plays in key industries of the global economy in one simple table.
October 19, 2015 Iron ore price faces big China bail out test Iron ore drops to 12-week low ahead of Beijing decision whether to bail out giant iron ore, steel trader and Rio Tinto JV partner on the brink of default.
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