February 3, 2015 Stefan Ioannou: Bottom-fishing opportunities in base metals, especially zinc That reaction to the copper price drop was probably overdone in terms of the response of the equities and their valuations.
February 1, 2015 India reclaims top spot as No. 1 gold consumer India is back to being the number one consumer of gold, knocking China off the top of the podium as the country that consumed the most bullion in the form…
January 29, 2015 Will India’s gold imports surge on tariff cuts? – Jayant Bhandari Jayant Bhandari advises funds and institutional investors on investing in India, and has commented on India’s impact on world gold demand for Sprott’s Thoughts.
January 29, 2015 Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.
January 27, 2015 Cliffs restructures Bloom Lake iron ore mine, seeks creditor protection Chief Executive Lourenco Goncalves said restructuring proceedings have begun in Montreal and sale options will be explored.
January 27, 2015 China’s gold imports plummet Down nearly a third in 2014 as anti-corruption drive curbs conspicuous consumption and investment money flows into Shanghai stock market.
January 27, 2015 Freeport-McMoRan slashes capital spending, to divest stake in Indonesian unit The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue has already slashed its capital budget for the year by $2bn and it is ready to make further cuts.
January 27, 2015 Commodity prices hit Caterpillar profit — down 25% CAT keeps slashing costs as it tries to offset issues out of its control, such as the falling price for everything from iron ore to oil.
January 26, 2015 Rio Tinto to drop Oyu Tolgoi $1.6bn royalty if expansion gets ok from Mongolia Documents obtained and verified by The Australian, show that Rio Tinto offered Mongolia to forsake a “net smelter return” of 2% cent of the project’s revenue.
January 26, 2015 Mongolia’s bonds slump with copper as spat with Rio stalls mine Mongolia’s dollar bonds and currency sank to record lows this month as a slide in commodity prices and a dispute with Rio Tinto Group over developing one of the world’s…
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
