March 1, 2016

Warning of another string of mining bankruptcies in 2016

Rate of corporate defaults could be double historical average going back to 1920 says new study.

March 1, 2016

Glencore swings to loss on write-downs and collapsing coal, metal prices

The Switzerland-based mining and energy giant lost $5 billion in 2015.

February 29, 2016

Update: World’s top 10 gold producers

Combined output topped 30 million ounces in 2015.

February 29, 2016

New Delhi’s dream of surpassing China

India has had many aspirations to overtake China, but this is more of a pipedream than reality.

February 29, 2016

Animation: Wealth vs. population for USA, China, and India (1970 – 2030)

The graph plots GDP per capita vs. share of world population for each country, highlighting the major differences between 1970, today, and the projected near future.

February 29, 2016

China to axe 1.8 million coal, steel jobs

As part of the government’s ongoing efforts to reduce industrial overcapacity.

February 25, 2016

Gold price: Giant sucking sound now coming from the West

Chinese bullion imports at 2011 levels mix with record-breaking discounts in India as money pours into physical gold-backed ETFs.

February 24, 2016

Copper prices plummet on China worries, oil collapse

The London Metal Exchange’s three-month copper contract fell as much as 1.4%, the most since Feb. 10, to $4,580 a metric ton.

February 23, 2016

BHP: No iron ore supply opportunity for at least a decade

The composition of China's economy is changing more quickly than anticipated says world number one mining company.

February 23, 2016

Iron ore price holds $50 despite steel shocker

Chinese and global steel output contracts by more than 7%.