January 29, 2016 Canadian miners can take Kazakhstan to court for seized assets, rules tribunal Ruling opens door for international claims against Kazakhstan.
January 28, 2016 Indonesia, Freeport fail to reach deal over copper export permit The two sides have yet to resolve a government demand that the US firm first pay a $530 million deposit.
January 27, 2016 Current mining downturn not a ‘normal’ one — Moody’s The ratings agency expects physical supply/demand imbalance to widen further, leaving miners in extremely weak conditions.
January 27, 2016 Coal dropped from Vietnam’s future energy plans Prime Minister's decision wipes out plans to construct 70 large new coal power plants, in favour of gas, and renewables, such as wind and solar.
January 26, 2016 Gold hits 12-week high, on track for best month in a year Bullion prices are also set for a gradual recovery this year as demand increases in Asia and mine production contracts.
January 26, 2016 Freeport-McMoRan reports 4Q loss on metals, oil slump Quarterly net loss attributable to common stock was $4.08 billion, or $3.47 per share, compared with a loss of $2.85 billion, or $2.75 per share, last year.
January 26, 2016 Samsung launches gold smart watch way cheaper than Apple’s While Apple's costs $17,000, Samsung's is expected to go for about $520.
January 25, 2016 CHART: Stop panicking about Chinese growth China’s slowdown is nothing new. Growth peaked in 2007 and had been on a clear downward trend since 2011.
January 25, 2016 Iran goes beyond oil — to sign $5.4bn in mining deals with Italy, France Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors now that sanctions have been lifted.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
