Five years of deficits will keep zinc price on the boil
New report forecasts very tight market conditions as stocks drop to below 5% of consumption by the end of the decade compared to more than 11% this year.
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Breakthrough review shows geoscientists’ job prospects directly tied to mineral commodity price movements
As commodity prices dip, job prospects for geoscientists plummet – with little or no lag time between one outcome following the other.
Newmont’s aggressive expansion plans
One million ounces at all-in cost below $700 by mid-2017.
Rio Tinto is no longer worried about China’s growth
The world’s second largest miner says is now rather “cautiously optimistic” in relation to what China's effect on commodity prices has in store.
Precious metals recover lost ground as traders count down to Fed meeting
Most investors expect the Fed to put off raising rates, which would keep gold as an attractive asset to buy.
For mining companies, digitization is the next gold rush — Barrick’s Thornton
The only way companies will cut costs and increase efficiency will be to embed digital technologies in every dimension of how mines are operated and managed, says Barrick Gold.
Petra Diamond sees shiny 2017 for the global industry
The miner is confident in the long term outlook for the diamond industry and it expects is to be cash flow positive in the second half of the current financial year.
Harmony buys out Newcrest stake in Hidden Valley gold mine
Harmony Gold has been looking for new assets to meet its goal of increasing production to 1.5 million ounces over the next three years.
Scoping study boosts confidence in South Australian graphite mine
The finding has Archer Exploration Limited’s 2873 sq km Eyre Peninsula Graphite Project on track to become one of Australia’s first new-era graphite mines.
