September 20, 2015

Baltic Dry Index jumps most since ’09 on speculated ship shortage

London-based index rises 18 percent on a two-day roll.

September 18, 2015

China’s coal burn rate has just been upped dramatically

Revised stats from China show coal use from 2000 to 2013 is up to 14% higher than previously reported hitting 4.4 billion tonnes per year.

September 18, 2015

BHP calls miners to challenge anti-coal movement

BHP’s coal chief believes the commodity is likely to remain under pressure for a while.

September 17, 2015

True giants of mining: World’s top 10 iron ore mines

Number five is a single pit that produces 77 million tonnes of iron ore per year.

September 17, 2015

Glencore to sell part of its Chile, Peru copper output

The alleged deals involve Glencore's Collahausi mine in Chile, as well as Antamina and Antapaccay copper mines in Peru.

September 16, 2015

China: not the “be all and end all” for WA trade

A report released today (Wednesday 16 September) by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) has emphasised the need to diversify Western Australia’s exports and widen our trading partnerships beyond China…

September 16, 2015

Aussie miners press new Prime Minister for reforms

The Minerals Council of Australia asked Turnbull to use his advocacy skills and economic know-how to help the struggling mining sector.

September 16, 2015

Glencore to reduce debt after getting $2.5 billion in shares sale

The share sale is set to reduce the company’s net debt by a third to around $20 billion by the end of 2016.

September 15, 2015

Citigroup joins copper price bulls

Market back into deficit next year and through 2019 on supply cuts, disruptions, dirty concentrate and rising costs.

September 15, 2015

Thomas Drolet warns of a coming Grand Canyon of uranium supply deficit and shares three ways to profit by it

A Grand Canyon of supply deficit is opening up in the uranium markets, with 66 nuclear reactors under construction globally and more restarting in Japan.