March 18, 2015 Australia’s government expects huge falls in commodity export earnings The federal government is bracing for a multibillion-dollar fall in iron ore and coal profits, just months away from its second budget.
March 18, 2015 Chinese ‘golden ticket’ millions eye Australian mining assets Chinese "golden ticket" visa money is looking for a home in Australian mining assets, with local private firms sounding out advisers on copper and gold assets to on-sell to visa…
March 18, 2015 Miners woo communities with soccer fields, bull rings and guinea pigs to unlock US$25 billion in stalled projects From South America to Africa, mining companies are throwing all that and more at communities to quiet growing opposition to controversial projects.
March 17, 2015 How top gold producers margins are being squeezed In 2014, nine out of top 10 gold producers achieved significant reductions in all-in sustaining production costs, but average cash margin fell victim to bearish gold price.
March 17, 2015 Coal, iron ore prices unlikely to rise until at least 2016 Westpac’s chief economist says with demand out of China unclear coming into the New Year, and high volumes of iron ore being exported to the country, price volatility will continue.
March 16, 2015 BHP’s South32 spinoff to cost $738m Board proposes to give shareholders one share in the $12bn spin-off company for every BHP share owned, but the whole process comes with hefty fees.
March 16, 2015 Australian mining tycoon Rinehart makes a $3.2m bet on gold The country's richest woman has decided to back a junior miners' joint venture in Victoria.
March 16, 2015 Barrick to get $1.5 billion for Chilean copper mine The gold miner is said to be evaluating whether to put its Zaldivar copper mine on the block as it tries to meet an ambitious debt reduction target.
March 11, 2015 Dire Chinese steel outlook drops iron ore price to 7-year low Down 1.4% Wednesday to lowest since 2007 on Chinese forecast of peak steel production and contraction.
March 11, 2015 Everyone is guessing when it comes to oil prices Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year.
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
