August 16, 2016 World’s No. 1 miner BHP Billiton posts $6.4bn annual loss — its worst-ever Not even counting the $7.7 billion in write-downs and charges, BHP’s underlying profit dropped by a painful 81% to $1.2 billion for the year to June.
August 15, 2016 It’s not just oil – Canada’s potash industry is going through its own bust A wave of overbuilding and production increases in recent years — spurred by a spike in crop prices and a perceived demand that didn't quite materialize — have left the…
August 12, 2016 Here is how fertilizers drive food prices Study shows that, in the long run, a doubling of fertilizer prices leads to a 44% increase in food prices.
August 11, 2016 CHARTS: Maybe India can ignite new commodity supercycle Rapid, large-scale urbanization will see India's top three cities rival the combined economies of Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia.
August 11, 2016 Asteroid miner Deep Space to launch first commercial mission by 2020 The mission's goal is to map a target asteroid, looking for deposits of water and other resources with visible and infrared cameras.
August 11, 2016 Here is why these mining and metals companies left the TSX Experts blame increased number of mergers and acquisitions, but there’s more to it, study shows.
August 5, 2016 Gold price rally sparks $50 billion of commodity investments New report shows commodity assets under management jumping to $235 billion, the best performance since 2009, largely due to physical gold ETF inflows.
August 4, 2016 Karnalyte shelves financing talks for new potash mine Negotiations fall through with Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals.
August 2, 2016 African Potash Limited trading update – new supply agreement secured African Potash will supply Rockwell with fertiliser products (NPK and Urea) to be sold on to prospective buyers, namely retail outlets who sell fertilisers to farmers in Zambia.
July 25, 2016 China snaps up $4.5bn worth of overseas mining assets in just six months Most of them have been after existing operations and companies, rather than trying to build mines from scratch.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
