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 17, 2016

Four China charts to turn you into a mining bull

And one that's ultra-bearish.

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.

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 1, 2016

This is what a broad-based metals and mining rally looks like

CHART: The gold price may grab headlines, but coal's rally comes as a shocker – thermal prices are up 22% in 2016 and coking coal's back in triple digits.