January 7, 2014 Zinc or swim: Do base metals have a future? As the large zinc mines shut down, the juniors are stepping forward to meet growing demand for the industrial staple.
January 7, 2014 The Philippines creates ‘mining accountability’ body The local Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ) aims to guarantee the country’s mining sector transparency and accountability.
January 2, 2014 About 1,000 shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars Mars One, a Dutch non-profit mission to build the first human settlement on Mars, said only 24 will be sent.
January 1, 2014 Supply worries cloud 2014 mining outlook But bubbly stock markets could see investors return to the sector as 2013's plunge in commodity prices make metals and minerals look cheap.
December 31, 2013 ‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013 While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.
December 26, 2013 Shane Nagle: Making your portfolio pricing-pressure proof Forget about the gold price. Forget about the copper, zinc and nickel price. Start searching out companies that can weather another few years of recovery, because it's unlikely mining companies…
December 24, 2013 Levi Spry highlights quality Australian projects that will find funding Quality will win out, says Levi Spry, senior resources analyst at GMP Securities Australia.
December 17, 2013 $78bn fall in gold assets leads record investor exit from commodities Precious metals main reason behind record decline and outflows from commodity assets under management in 2013.
December 16, 2013 Nickel market may be missing the bigger picture Six questions for Roskill’s nickel analyst, Thomas Hohne.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am