January 29, 2016 World’s biggest iron ore port shut as cyclone to hit Australia BHP Billiton began evacuating workers from its Port Hedland export facilities early Friday.
January 28, 2016 Australia, Germany, Japan at high environmental risk due to reliance on coal — report The global coal industry is being squeezed by competition from cheap gas, declining demand and clean-air regulations that have raised costs for burning the fossil fuel.
January 27, 2016 Iron ore price: Seaborne trade is Opec on crack New warnings about impact of super-concentrated supply of steelmaking raw material.
January 27, 2016 Current mining downturn not a ‘normal’ one — Moody’s The ratings agency expects physical supply/demand imbalance to widen further, leaving miners in extremely weak conditions.
January 25, 2016 CHART: Stop panicking about Chinese growth China’s slowdown is nothing new. Growth peaked in 2007 and had been on a clear downward trend since 2011.
January 25, 2016 Comparisons to 2008 spark gold’s fear trade Plunging oil prices, rising market volatility, surging global debt—it’s all beginning to remind some investors of 2008.
January 22, 2016 Chile losing ground as top copper producer since metal price in the pits From 2005 to 2015 Chile's copper output rose a mere 8%, while Peru’s grew 37%, China’s 114%, Zambia’s 72% and Congo’s 956%.
January 22, 2016 Moody’s puts 175 energy and mining firms on review as low prices bite Top miners BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Vale and Anglo American are among the firms at risk of rating downgrade.
January 22, 2016 Rick Mills: How to profit from the demands of a growing world population As the world prepares to house, feed and care for 9.7 billion people, Ahead of the Herd founder Rick Mills is looking for the companies that will profit from the…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
