May 30, 2016 Increasingly bearish indicators weigh down lead price By far the best performing base metal of last year, lead demand has run into serious headwinds this year – lithium's just one of them.
May 30, 2016 US coal ash highly rich in rare earths, scientists find Rare earths content was tested using hydrofluoric acid, which is much stronger and more efficient than industrial methods, but is too hazardous to use on a large scale.
May 27, 2016 Mounting risks of impairments globally in coal investments Changes sweeping the electricity sectors in Japan and China suggest a hugely uncertain future for coal-fired power and a rapidly increasing risk of stranded assets.
May 26, 2016 Iron ore price back below $50 Down 27% in a month – 14 reasons the iron ore price has a lot further to fall.
May 25, 2016 Boom in private debt financing for mining Australia's Taurus raised $683m to invest in mining company debt last year, while two funds currently in the market are targeting investor capital of $800m.
May 24, 2016 Pit collapse at jade mine in Myanmar leaves at least 13 dead It is the latest in a series of deadly accidents in recent months to hit Hpakant, where as much as 90% of the world's jade is mined, mostly illegally.
May 22, 2016 China plans $720B infrastructure investment, but iron ore still oversupplied China plans to invest CNY4.7 trillion ($720 billion) on 303 transport infrastructure projects over three years but that may not be enough to give a strong boost to commodity prices…
May 19, 2016 Harvard, IMF economist: Emerging markets must go for gold If all central banks were to hold at least 5% of forex reserves in gold (versus 60%+ in rich economies) it would require the purchase of almost 8,000 tonnes
May 18, 2016 One in five rare earth companies want out A new survey of the rare earth industry outside China shows many producers and processors are responding to weak prices by exiting the market.
May 17, 2016 Copper price won’t lag spiking oil for much longer China's spending on infrastructure is being front-loaded and should translate into significantly higher copper demand later in the year.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
