June 20, 2014 Iron ore price builds on rally But Chinese banks are starting to call in iron ore-backed loans to traders holding 38mt, forcing them to dump inventories onto already well-supplied market.
June 20, 2014 Caterpillar mining sales slump, stock still performs Miner spending cuts hitting maker hard.
June 19, 2014 Copper demand to overtake surplus by 2019: Zimtu Copper mining economics "changing dramatically."
June 18, 2014 Iron ore price in mini rally Back above $90 a tonne after soaring Indian ore import numbers lift sentiment.
June 18, 2014 New Zealand rejects underwater iron mine The company now has 15 days to appeal with the High Court.
June 17, 2014 Indonesia ban keeping nickel price on the boil Philippines and New Caledonia can't supply enough laterite nickel ore to China.
June 17, 2014 Ottawa says yes to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline The decision will determine Canada’s role as an energy-rich nation in a world trying to balance rising power demands with the dangers of climate change.
June 17, 2014 Freeport, Indonesia make headway towards settling copper exports impasse The parts agreed on basic framework for contract renegotiations for Grasberg mine.
June 17, 2014 Rare earth prices have turned Don't underestimate Beijing's resolve to crack down on its dirty, low-tech industry and the effect it will have on supply and prices says two new reports.
June 17, 2014 Less correlation among commodities demands more careful selection: Philip Richards Commodities from coal to gold once traded in close correlation, but today the graph looks helter-skelter.
Rising copper prices help Freeport-McMoRan offset Grasberg production dip Average copper prices rose in the fourth quarter and hit all-time highs late in December. January 22, 2026 | 10:08 am