January 7, 2015 Buckley: China’s declining coal dependence Is evident in the data The bottom line today is that the traditional nexus between real GDP growth, electricity expansion and coal demand is now broken.
January 7, 2015 Copper sector needs nine Escondida mines over next decade to meet global demand: Rio Tinto The miner believes that while the market is oversupplied now it will tighten from 2018.
January 6, 2015 Silver price in 2015: Better the devil you know Strong fundamentals will lift the price, but all bets are off if the many ETF investors who bought between $20–$30 lose confidence and start liquidating en masse.
January 6, 2015 Gold price in 2015: Playing Russian roulette The US dollar together with rates and inflation expectations will keep advances in check, but all bets are off if Russia and/or Euroland turn to chaos.
January 5, 2015 Silver Wheaton extends Barrick’s deadline to fulfill Pascua Lama silver deal In the meantime, the miner will receive silver produced at three other Barrick operations in South America.
January 5, 2015 Anglo American tries again: submits plan to expand coal mine in Australia Revised plan plan will see the company mine 75 million tonnes over 17 years instead of 97 million tonnes over 20 years.
January 5, 2015 Glencore resumes production at Aussie coal mines The three-week suspension aimed at battling a global oversupply of the commodity.
January 4, 2015 Oceanagold to phase out New Zealand mines Oceanagold (TSX, ASX:OGC), an Australia-based gold producer, will start winding down its New Zealand mines to focus on lower-cost production in the Philippines, where it runs the Didipio copper-gold mine…
January 2, 2015 Slow and steady growth tipped for South Australian resources industry A slow down in the Chinese economy means South Australian miners are looking at a year of minimal growth.
January 2, 2015 Cliffs closes Bloom Lake iron ore, sells coal assets Active production at the Canadian Bloom Lake iron ore mine has completely ceased, and the sale of the firm's its struggling coal division has been completed.
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
