December 2, 2015 World’s two biggest miners walking away from coal, but they are not telling BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have significantly cut their investments in coal, while repositioning behind the scenes.
November 30, 2015 Even the iron ore price will bottom Big three close to falling victim to their own scorched earth strategy.
November 30, 2015 Iron ore keeps falling, drops below $43 a tonne If that sounds bad, then you might not want to hear that the most-active iron ore futures in Singapore sank Monday below $40 a tonne for the first time ever.
November 29, 2015 China to slash copper output by 5% Copper producers in China are taking drastic measures to arrest the plummeting price.
November 29, 2015 Yuan could soon sit inside elite basket of currencies The Chinese yuan is gathering prestige in the eyes of the International Monetary Fund, a move that could set off alarm bells in Washington.
November 26, 2015 Stockpiling, probes, coordinated cuts – Beijing to the rescue? Base metals rally across the board on hopes of Chinese government intervention in physical and futures markets and long overdue domestic output cuts.
November 25, 2015 These 6 metals, minerals back to greenfield pricing by 2020 New study says in a post-China boom world geological shortage becomes a stronger driver of prices than demand – and even coal will need new mines.
November 25, 2015 Vale to slash iron ore output target, but opening world’s largest mine in 2016 The miner is likely to cut its iron ore output target for the year from 376 million tonnes to 355 mt, says independent investment bank BTG Pactual.
November 24, 2015 Copper price: Lower for longer Study shows copper price fall matches previous down-cycles going back to 1975, but expect a long painful slog before a sustained recovery.
November 24, 2015 Iron ore price hits record low Chorus predicting iron ore in the $30s before the end of the year grow louder as Chinese buying dries up.
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