January 23, 2015 World Bank: Commodities falling like it’s 1985 Organization predicts a rare occurrence in 2015: a decline in all nine commodity indices with industrial metals falling another 5%; precious metals down 3%.
January 22, 2015 Peruvian rare earth discovery richer than initially thought Geology consultants leading the project found the rare earth claim has the highest range of rare earth metals in Peru.
January 21, 2015 Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.
January 21, 2015 China’s alleged intentions to mine Antarctica spark global debate New evidence has emerged of China's interest in digging for oil, gas a minerals in the frozen continent.
January 21, 2015 BHP breaks production records, but copper output drops World number one miner BHP Billiton achieved record production for eight operations and five commodities over the last six months.
January 20, 2015 Glencore likely to slash spending on coal, oil — HSBC The global miner and commodities has estimated spending on oil projects for this year and next of $2 billion and $1 billion on coal expansions.
January 20, 2015 Rio Tinto digging up more iron ore despite slumping prices The world’s second largest iron ore miner is targeting a 18% output increase this year, adding to a mounting global glut that has driven down the commodity price.
January 19, 2015 ArcelorMittal sells its coal mines to Russia’s National Fuel Company The assets include the coal mines of Berezovskaya and Pervomaskaya, which together produce 700,000 tonnes of coal a year.
January 16, 2015 Iron ore price: Closing marginal producers not enough Next round of displacements will come from mines "that just 18 months ago could have been making $50/mt or more in cash margin" says new report.
January 15, 2015 Defending mineral tenure in Canada against foreign court orders A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.
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
