August 21, 2016 McArthur River mine could cost up to $1B to remediate The McArthur River mine in Australia is looking at a nine-figure clean-up bill, says a new report on one of the world's largest producers of lead, zinc and silver.
August 19, 2016 Moody’s has just called the bottom of the commodities rout The worst is over, at least for base metals, says Moody's, but warns that challenging industry conditions should continue through to at least 2018.
August 18, 2016 Copper price is going nowhere New report says base metal prices have bottomed, but there's hardly any upside – and that includes the zinc price.
August 17, 2016 CHART: China must import more ore China's domestic iron ore, copper, nickel, zinc, lead and bauxite mining output is slowing dramatically.
August 16, 2016 Chinese ban may breathe new life into zinc price rally Beijing cuts off power to 26 mines in key Chinese zinc, lead production region.
August 16, 2016 Glencore tries to enforce its rights in Bolivia Bolivia seized three of Glencore’s operations in nine years and the Swiss giant is now initiating arbitration proceedings against the South American nation.
August 11, 2016 This chart shows how tough mining conditions still are Glencore's will continue to curtail production in zinc, copper and other metals – it's clear why.
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.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
