February 22, 2017 Caterpillar touts automation solutions as top miners swing back to profit The world's No.1 heavy machinery maker is telling miners not to rest on their laurels now that the industry is finally coming back up from a brutal downturn and keep…
February 21, 2017 Global steel production is surging in 2017 Up 7% year on year across all regions, supporting rally in iron ore and rebound in coking coal prices.
February 21, 2017 Misinformed in the Age of Information: What is the ‘fake news’ impact on stock market prices? While the phrase is on many people’s lips, the impact of fake news on the financial markets and high-frequency trading is not yet clearly defined.
February 21, 2017 World’s biggest miner hasn’t given up hope for potash BHP Billiton still sees potash as a key commodity in which to base its future growth despite prices for the fertilizer remain weak.
February 21, 2017 BHP Billiton back into the black, pays higher-than-expected dividend Net profit was $3.2bn for the six months to December 31, compared with a loss of $5.7bn in the same period a year earlier.
February 20, 2017 Potash demand destruction likely in India, after Gov’t hints at subsidy cut Already reeling from decades-low prices, potash miners are staring at another headwind, this time from India, a major importer of the crop fertilizer ingredient.
February 20, 2017 Copper price turns higher again – Grasberg gashed Top listed copper producer Freeport says negotiations with Indonesia going nowhere – will slash production at iconic mine by 60%.
February 20, 2017 China leading the charge for lithium-ion megafactories As exciting as Tesla's Gigafactory 1 project is, it’s actually just one of multiple large-scale “megafactories” being built – with many of them being in China.
February 20, 2017 North Korea lights fire under coking coal price The totalitarian state is the number three supplier to China of the steelmaking raw material.
February 19, 2017 China won’t buy any more North Korean coal this year The economic noose is being tightened around North Korea's neck after the pariah regime ignored a United Nations resolution by testing a missile last week.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
