January 29, 2015 Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.
January 29, 2015 Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.
January 27, 2015 Freeport-McMoRan slashes capital spending, to divest stake in Indonesian unit The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue has already slashed its capital budget for the year by $2bn and it is ready to make further cuts.
January 23, 2015 Anglo American mulls sale of more coal mines in Australia The operations that may be added to the list of assets for sale are Dawson and Foxleigh, in Queensland.
January 14, 2015 ‘Mick the Miner’ goes after Vale’s nickel assets The 56 year old who built Xstrata into one of the world’s biggest mining firms and then sold it to Glencore, is tipped to be on the verge of landing…
January 6, 2015 Are you ready for the January effect? As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect.
December 31, 2014 Mining in 2015: Zinc price with zing Zinc prices will continue to gain in 2015, but all bets are off if a not unlikely stockpile shock panics buyers.
December 31, 2014 Mining in 2015: Nickel price promises much Everything nickel had going for it in 2014 will only become more evident during 2015, but all bets are off if Indonesia even partially lifts ore ban.
December 30, 2014 Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with…
December 30, 2014 Aussie toe cutters girding companies for the long haul In Australia, when companies want to cut costs, they hire what are known as "toe cutters." These managers root out inefficiency and drive profitability.
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
