December 9, 2015 Freeport follows Anglo’s lead: suspends dividend, cuts spending, eyes assets sales The U.S. miner became the latest mining company to announced drastic measures aimed at preserving cash amid a deepening commodity prices rout.
December 8, 2015 In January this guy launches a hedge fund to invest in metals Orion's Oskar Lewnowski: "For a long time, metals were driven by financial flows... With those guys out, we are back to fundamentals."
December 8, 2015 Chinese commodity demand: Crisis. What crisis? In volume terms Chinese imports of commodities led by iron ore and copper surged 17% in November, the best month in nearly two years.
December 7, 2015 More than 400 jobs to go at South32 manganese mine in South Africa The country's largest mining union said it had received notice from South32 about the planned cuts and wants the government to intervene.
December 7, 2015 Responding to a depressed mining market The immediate reactive response from most mines is to cut: cut costs, cut employee numbers, and cut output.
December 2, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: The race for Arctic domination Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark and the United States are posturing for Arctic supremacy.
November 30, 2015 Mining majors capitulate as metals rout continues World's five largest mining companies together have lost an astonishing $570 billion in market value since 2011–the worst period of performance since 1966.
November 26, 2015 Stockpiling, probes, coordinated cuts – Beijing to the rescue? Base metals rally across the board on hopes of Chinese government intervention in physical and futures markets and long overdue domestic output cuts.
November 26, 2015 Obama boosts asteroid mining, signs law granting rights to own space riches While the law lets citizens mine, sell and own riches mined in space, it does not grant sovereignty, ownership, exclusive rights or jurisdiction over any celestial body.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
