August 30, 2017 EY’s Canadian mining eye index sees struggles in Q2 The loss was in part due to weakness in the price of nickel, with zinc remaining flat and copper seeing a slight increase.
August 29, 2017 Worker dies at Eldorado Gold Skouries project in Greece Contractor employee was struck by a branch from a falling tree, resulting in fatal injuries.
August 28, 2017 Brazil to redo Amazon mining decree after criticism Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining responding to overwhelming criticism.
August 25, 2017 China’s metals trade fragments into multiple narratives: Andy Home China's metals trade figures were once a spotlight on the state of the world's manufacturing engine and price driver.
August 24, 2017 The base metal breakout – industrial commodities threaten their decade-long downtrend Base metals are showing signs of real strength, with prices across the complex breaking out, or threatening to do so.
August 23, 2017 Vedanta’s zinc unit gets helping hand from China, Q1 earnings rise Diversified miner Vedanta Resources' first-quarter core earnings rose about 48 percent on higher zinc production, with renewed demand for the metal driven by higher steel production in China.
August 21, 2017 BHP exiting oil and gas After posting a fourfold rise in profits, world's number one mining company now "actively pursuing options to exit" its US oil and gas business bought for $20B six years ago.
August 21, 2017 More than 200 workers to go at Sandvik Materials Technology unit Measure is part of a broader plan to restore profitability at the division, which saw adjusted operating profit fell by 37% in the second quarter of this year.
August 16, 2017 Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.
August 15, 2017 Ross Beaty: “Trump will be forgotten” In an exclusive Critical Resource Q&A, leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips, puts the boot in on the Trump agenda, and calls for more renewables and less…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
