Goldman and its biggest critic agree on iron ore, finally… In the near term, the significant disruption to Brazilian supply will likely keep iron ore prices elevated and volatile. Bloomberg News | February 8, 2019 | 12:02 pm
Gold stocks gather steam Gold stocks’ young upleg is gathering steam, marching steadily to higher lows and higher highs. Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | February 8, 2019 | 11:29 am
Arconic to split into two after rebuffing Apollo offer Arconic has been under pressure from its biggest shareholder Elliott Management Corp to sell itself. Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 10:56 am
US Steel wins tax breaks from one of America’s poorest cities "The 50% tax cut for U.S. Steel to stay in Gary is not going to cause a population growth and employment opportunities." Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 10:33 am
Zimbabwe miner RioZim again suspends production over dollar payments RioZim said since December, it had experienced "significant and persistent" delays in dollar payments, affecting its viability. Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 9:42 am
Glencore’s Zambian unit suspends operations after three workers die in fire Mopani is one the biggest mining companies in Zambia -- Africa's No. 2 copper producer. Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 9:30 am
SolGold seeks support from Cornerstone’s shareholders in bid for Ecuador project SolGold is frustrated at the rejection of its planned bid for Canadian firm Cornerstone, which holds 15% of the Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2019 | 9:29 am
South Africa’s Harmony Gold expects drop in half-year earnings per share Earnings per share for the first half of the year could be up to 97% lower than this time last year. Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 9:20 am
Iron ore powers to highest since 2014 as Vale crisis intensifies This week’s drama has played out as the most important iron ore user has been offline, with Chinese markets closed for Lunar New Year. Bloomberg News | February 8, 2019 | 9:14 am