January 24, 2014 Trade minister: All Indonesia ore and concentrate shipments halted The steep, last minute metal concentrate tax slapped on copper miners has brought exports to a standstill.
January 14, 2014 Nickel price: Indonesia ban not enough to lift oversupplied market Top exporter Indonesia's ban on ore shipments largely off-set by record global stockpiles of ore and metal and rising mine output.
January 12, 2014 Indonesia ban rocks nickel market Against expectations of a last minute climbdown by authorities, Indonesia's nickel, bauxite and tin ore ban went into effect Sunday.
January 1, 2014 Supply worries cloud 2014 mining outlook But bubbly stock markets could see investors return to the sector as 2013's plunge in commodity prices make metals and minerals look cheap.
December 16, 2013 Peru’s mining attracted close to $9bn in investments this year The potential is appealing. Peru holds13% of the world's copper reserves, 4% of gold, 22% of silver, 7.6% of zinc, 9% of lead and 6% of tin reserves.
December 5, 2013 Another big bank pulls out of commodities Deutsche, Europe's number two bank, has joined the US exodus and is getting out commodities trading, although it is keeping precious metals in its portfolio.
December 3, 2013 China flexes monetary muscle China’s yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second-most used currency in trade finance.
November 30, 2013 Trevali Mining closes $46 million financing to develop Caribou Mine and Mill complex Existing infrastructure at Caribou includes a 3,000 tonne per day (tpd) processing plant along with a geochemical laboratory and tailings treatment facility.
November 21, 2013 Asteroid miners go after most precious resource: water Investors eager to get the new industry off the ground willing to finance projects that can secure the availability of the key element.
October 30, 2013 Physicists reveal results of dark matter study from bottom of a gold mine The scientists have been working at the one-of-a-kind laboratory located at the bottom of what was once North America's deepest gold mine.
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
