January 27, 2017 South Africa blames AngloGold, Sibanye of refusing to comply with safety laws Mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane noted that 19 of the 73 miners who died in South Africa last year lost their lives at operations run by those companies.
January 26, 2017 World Bank’s a gold price bear Gold price to drop 8% in 2017 according to bank's January Commodities Outlook, but industrial metals face much better prospects.
January 19, 2017 Curb your copper price enthusiasm – report "The run-up in base metal prices, particularly after the US Presidential election, may be getting ahead of fundamentals."
January 17, 2017 These are the African countries investors should pay attention to New report says the underlying question for investors lies on the risk/reward balance — whether outstanding geology beats corruption and security issues.
January 12, 2017 Nickel prices plummet as Indonesia eases export ban Far-reaching new mining rules ease a controversial ban on exports of nickel ore and bauxite.
January 11, 2017 Private capital rotating into mining and metals Private capital funds raised $2.1 billion for mining and metals investment in 2016 – this year 13 funds are targeting $10 billion says new study.
January 10, 2017 World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.
January 8, 2017 CHART: How every commodity performed in 2016 It was an up and down year for commodities, but things ultimately finished in the black.
January 5, 2017 INTERACTIVE: Mining emerges from slump With only a couple of exceptions, metal and mineral prices rallied in 2016 – see at a glance how far the industry has come.
January 2, 2017 First Quantum dinged $40,000 for sulphuric acid spill at nickel mine First Quantum Minerals has been fined $40,000 concerning an incident that occurred at the Ravensthorpe nickel mine in 2014.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
