September 14, 2016 Space mining absolutely viable — NASA expert The main challenge for mining near-Earth celestial bodies is neither technology nor cost, but simply “convincing people it is realistic,” says Dr. Phil Metzger.
September 11, 2016 NASA’s latest mission may tell us whether asteroid mining is really a go OSIRIS-REx will collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth, in what it could be a pivotal step for firms currently planning to tap into the space mining…
September 9, 2016 Norilsk: A blood red river runs through it River near the eponymous city of world's top nickel and palladium miner turns crimson.
September 5, 2016 BHP Billiton launches Prospects blog The blogs will offer views on economics, commodities outlook and individual markets, and broader issues such as policy, governance and our social contribution.
August 25, 2016 Mining has nothing to fear from Fed rate hikes Study shows commodities have been the best performing asset class during Fed rating hike cycles since 1983 with average returns for industrial metals 44%
August 25, 2016 South32 posts $1.6bn loss but pays maiden dividend The miner continues to look for new assets, including Anglo American’s 40% stake in their manganese joint venture — Samancor.
August 25, 2016 Sibanye logs steep rise in half-year profit, mulls platinum mines future The miner said it was is currently assessing the operational and financial situation of its platinum division, which may require "remedial action".
August 19, 2016 Moody’s has just called the bottom of the commodities rout The worst is over, at least for base metals, says Moody's, but warns that challenging industry conditions should continue through to at least 2018.
August 18, 2016 Copper price is going nowhere New report says base metal prices have bottomed, but there's hardly any upside – and that includes the zinc price.
August 17, 2016 CHART: China must import more ore China's domestic iron ore, copper, nickel, zinc, lead and bauxite mining output is slowing dramatically.
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
