October 11, 2013

Copper output to spike, but surplus to remain ‘very modest’

After seven years of almost no growth, copper supply expansion is set to average over 4% through 2016, but the market surplus is likely to remain marginal.

October 10, 2013

Rival Chinese miners shortlisted for Glencore’s Las Bambas copper mine

Chinalco and Minmetals have been invited back to conduct due diligence and make a second bid, insiders said.

October 10, 2013

Buyers line up for JPMorgan’s $3.3bn commodity unit

The bank is willing to sell the business to one customer or break it down into various divisions.

October 9, 2013

The bearish case for silver

Dips below $20 an ounce this year likely.

October 9, 2013

India will dominate the silver market in 2013

Indians are currently on track to import 25% of the world’s mined silver supply. And, believe it or not, this number could increase given the forecasts for monsoon season.

October 9, 2013

China displaces the US as world’s main oil importer

Americans currently import close to 10 million barrels of crude per day and Canadian oil accounts for 30% of that total.

October 8, 2013

Global steel outlook brightens, but Chinese output growth to halve

The Chinese government’s efforts to rebalance the economy continues to restrain investment activities in its steel industry.

October 8, 2013

Wave of future investment from the ground up: Byron King

An increasingly high-tech world is on the horizon, but technological revolution can't take place without the right materials, especially graphite and platinum group metals.

October 8, 2013

Gold industry injected $210bn into global economy last year

The paramount figure is roughly equivalent to the GDP of Ireland, the Czech Republic or Beijing.

October 8, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: China’s tighter grip on gold

Charting China's growing economic power and its firmer embrace of gold.