September 30, 2015

Iron ore miners have new price competition: Chinese scrap

Domestic scrap prices have fallen below the cost for Chinese coastal mills to produce pig iron.

September 30, 2015

Low commodity prices could persist says Lagarde

Change that is "necessary and healthy"

September 30, 2015

China’s central bank adds to gold reserves

Up 1%.

September 29, 2015

Gold price: Asian bargain hunters are back

Indian and Chinese importers make the most of the summer months to import a total of nearly 500 tonnes.

September 29, 2015

Number crunching: The impact of China’s currency devaluation

Today's infographic looks at the impact this had on global currencies using three different timeframes: 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month.

September 28, 2015

China’s cap-and-trade more bad news for coal price

China's imports of coal is already down 28% this year.

September 28, 2015

China shocker drops copper price to 6-year low

Biggest drop in Chinese industrial profits on record spills red ink on mining stock boards – Freeport down 10% in massive volumes.

September 25, 2015

Copper to come back up way before iron ore does: OZ Minerals

The company, Australia’s third-biggest copper producer, expects digital-age related technologies to boost demand for the metal.

September 23, 2015

The rush for jade in British Columbia

This week, we show the geological conditions for how jade forms, the booming market in BC, and also how jade goes from boulder to the market.

September 22, 2015

Copper leads fall in metal prices on China worries

So far, copper prices have failed to react significantly to news of supply disruptions, remaining more responsive to news from China, the world’s largest consumer.