November 18, 2015

The collapse of commodities in one simple chart

Year to date gold is one of the better performers, but rhodium comes off worst.

November 15, 2015

Iron ore crisis could be followed by a nickel crisis for BHP Billiton and Vale

The last thing two of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP Billiton and Vale , need today is speculation that after the disaster at their jointly owned Samarco iron ore…

November 12, 2015

US Congress grants citizens rights to own asteroid-mined riches

Until now, there was no legislature clarifying issues such as whether resources mined from celestial bodies could be sold on Earth.

November 12, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: The industrial internet, and how it’s revolutionizing mining

Learn in today's infographic how the "Industrial Internet", or the convergence of the global industrial sector with big data and the internet of things, is ushering in a new age…

October 30, 2015

China’s new 5-year plan brilliant news for mining

At fifth plenum Beijing recommits to high economic growth rates, faster urbanization and indicates it's willing to step in to make it happen.

October 29, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: The story of Voisey’s Bay – the auction

Part 2 covers the high-profile bidding war that ensued between rival companies such as Teck, Inco, and Falconbridge to buy Voisey's Bay.

October 28, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: The story of Voisey’s Bay

The legendary story of one of Canada’s most significant base metal discoveries happened just before the dawn of the internet era.

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…