October 22, 2015 Freeport logs third-quarter loss after massive oil and gas write-down The U.S’s largest mining company unveils plans to further slash copper and molybdenum output.
October 19, 2015 Vale iron ore output hits new record The world’s largest producer of iron ore continues to flood the market with the addition of 88.2 million metric tons in the third quarter of the year.
October 16, 2015 Miners need to invest $150bn to avoid looming supply shortages According to research house Wood Mackenzie, the need for investment is becoming desperate in zinc and lead and will be a major issue in the copper sector in the next…
October 15, 2015 BHP raising $6.5bn fresh sign of mining turnaround "There'll always be investors wanting to get in early, but the junior market would only really start to benefit once majors instil investor confidence."
October 13, 2015 Zinc price rally has further to go Zinc is the top pick at LME Week, the metal world's largest annual gathering, amid speculation that as with zinc Glencore could ride to rescue of nickel.
October 8, 2015 Indonesia promises Freeport to extend Grasberg contract The approval will include “the same rights and the same level of legal and fiscal certainty provided under its contract of work,” the company said without elaborating.
October 6, 2015 Canada’s Nobel Prize win has a mining connection A deep nickel mine in Ontario is an ideal location for detecting neutrinos.
September 29, 2015 Navigating the post PPL No. P15-IV-01 workplace examination The current metal/non-metal examination regulation falls far short of this important benchmark (clarity in terms of its requirements).
September 23, 2015 The ever diminishing ambitions of BHP Billiton This year capital and exploration spending at BHP will be $13 billion less than in 2013, leaving the world's largest miner with a single greenfield project.
September 22, 2015 Copper leads fall in metal prices on China worries So far, copper prices have failed to react significantly to news of supply disruptions, remaining more responsive to news from China, the world’s largest consumer.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
