March 11, 2016 Australia jails former Hanlong boss Xiao for insider trading He had pleaded guilty last year to conducting 102 illegal trades related to two Perth-based companies, Sundance Resources Ltd. and Bannerman Resources
March 9, 2016 Chinese bank joins LBMA silver fix In a sign of further influence in global financial markets, a major Chinese bank has been allowed into an elite club of bankers that sets the global price of silver.
March 9, 2016 MMG swings to loss and books $784 million write down The overseas unit of China’s largest state-owned copper and zinc producer is the latest victim of a sustained rout in metal prices.
March 9, 2016 Slowing Chinese demand of coal to hurt Mongolia — BMI The ramp up in Mongolian coal production will be faced with decreasing demand from China, the major importer of Mongolian coking coal.
March 8, 2016 Biggest fall in Chinese exports in seven years hits UK mining shares Official figures released in Beijing showed that exports in February were down 25.4% on a year earlier, the worst performance since May 2009
March 8, 2016 Goldman rains on everyone’s parade, says commodities rally won’t last The recent surge in prices of gold, oil and other commodities has come prematurely, says the bank, arguing that lower prices are needed for markets to rebalance.
March 7, 2016 Insane rally rockets iron ore price past $60 Iron ore price posts largest one-day gain ever surging 19.5% to $62.60 a tonne in frenzied Chinese trading.
March 3, 2016 Iron ore price jumps to new 2016 high Latest advance sees year-to-date rally top 20% ahead of crucial economic policy-setting meeting of Chinese leaders.
March 2, 2016 World’s top copper miner sees metal at $2 a pound for at least two years Codelco says current copper rally will be short-lived.
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.
India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, says British Columbia premier Premier David Eby recently spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries, the conglomerate controlled by Asia’s richest person. January 23, 2026 | 11:02 am
