July 8, 2015 Iron ore nose-dives, hits fresh lows of $44.6 per tonne Chinese import price for 62% iron content fines at the port of Qinqdao lost $5.01 or 10.01% of its value to $44.59 a tonne, the largest percentage drop on record.
July 7, 2015 China panic crushes mining stocks Billions wiped from mining sector as gold, silver prices fall and copper, iron ore prices plummet to 2009 levels amid Chinese stock market collapse.
July 7, 2015 Copper prices hit 6-year low, blame China As high volatility in the Chinese stock-market reinforced worries of a dropping demand from the nation, the world’s top metals consumer.
July 7, 2015 These are the top business risks mining and metals firms face Getting — and keeping — a social license to operate, as well as resource nationalism, remain among the top five business risks for the industry.
July 7, 2015 Iron ore prices going from bad to worse — below $50 The sustained losses place smaller miners back in the danger zone.
July 6, 2015 Iron ore price getting crushed again Chinese steel prices fall to record low Monday, dragging down iron ore price another 4%.
July 6, 2015 Australian coal miners attack China’s new testing system They claim Beijing is using it to block imports and so favour its own struggling coal industry.
July 5, 2015 Investment banking prescriptions for Eldorado Gold’s ailment "Ideally the company should be broken up into a Chinese piece, a Turkish-listed piece and an 'other' piece."
July 3, 2015 Iron ore hits four-month low As fresh reports provided further evidence of a slowing Chinese economic and consequently increasing stock piles up at its ports.
July 3, 2015 China’s rate cuts to slow copper demand even further — report China's central bank commitment to ensure policy remained prudent this year may mean no more monetary stimulus, which could see copper demand growth slow further.
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