July 13, 2018

Reduced head count, capex spending biggest contributor to mine efficiency mid-decade: McKinsey

To stay productive, McKinsey warns that miners must maintain fiscal discipline.

July 11, 2018

Copper price plunges to 1-year low

Metal market mayhem with $13 billion worth of copper futures offloaded by lunchtime.

July 9, 2018

CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean

Even after two years of gains, industrial metals trade well below 10-year mean prices. Silver looks cheap, but gold, crude may be fully priced already.

July 9, 2018

Private equity firm to deploy $550 million into mining sector

Targeting close or ready for production.

July 5, 2018

Copper price takes another huge hit

Bears ignore soothing words about US-China trade war dropping copper to near 1-year low in frenzied trade.

July 4, 2018

Our four favourite charts from PWC’s mining industry survey

"He's my favourite."

July 3, 2018

Anil Agarwal faces shareholder resistance to $1 billion Vedanta bid

Billionaire Anil Agarwal faces investor resistance to his $1 billion bid to buy out minority shareholders in Vedanta Resources and take the London-listed Indian miner private.

July 2, 2018

CHARTS: Halfway through 2018 and the mining rally is over

“China’s buoyant mood is giving way to concerns around tightening credit and a slowing manufacturing sector."

July 2, 2018

Billionaire Agarwal continues deal spree with Vedanta buyout

Vedanta "can be the second- or third-largest resource company in the world."

July 1, 2018

Oil and mining sector continue to grow in Peru

The mining sector showed an interannual growth of 0.16 per cent in May.