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 17, 2013

BHP shuts Perseverance nickel mine on safety worries

200 jobs will be cut.

December 16, 2013

Nickel market may be missing the bigger picture

Six questions for Roskill’s nickel analyst, Thomas Hohne.

December 10, 2013

Alberta, oil sands lead the Canadian economy once again

But British Columbia is expected to become the fastest growing economy by 2015.

December 9, 2013

Freeport may have to cut Grasberg output by 40%

The miner would need to lay off about 30,000 employees and dozens of contractors if it is not allowed to ship concentrates from the Indonesia.

December 5, 2013

Another big bank pulls out of commodities

Deutsche, Europe's number two bank, has joined the US exodus and is getting out commodities trading, although it is keeping precious metals in its portfolio.

December 3, 2013

China flexes monetary muscle

China’s yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second-most used currency in trade finance.

November 27, 2013

With one month to go, Indonesia ban has nickel on knife’s edge

With record ore and metal stockpiling in anticipation of supply disruptions, if Indonesia's January 1 ban proves a damp squib, nickel prices could tumble again.

November 27, 2013

Minnesota copper-nickel developer shares off to the races

Positive coverage of its copper-nickel-precious metal project sees PolyMet surging 17% on Tuesday bringing its gains since Friday to 43%.