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Commodities storming back into bull market

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 6:38 am

Ex LME CEO to set up new metals trading platform for London

Martin Abbot says brokers are unhappy with the exchange's new fees as well as the sense that the LME is moving away from its traditional metals trading roots.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 3:55 am

Copper price rebounds

Copper up 3% to three-week high and back in positive territory for the year as weaker dollar should boost Chinese demand.

Frik Els | June 3, 2016 | 11:44 am

Nevsun shares jump on Eritrean drilling results

$11 million regional drilling program defining Bisha camp in east Africa as a world-class multi-deposit volcanogenic massive sulphide district.

Frik Els | June 2, 2016 | 2:52 pm

Chasing big copper in Canada’s north

These are early days at Storm. But if Aston Bay can prove up a high-grade copper deposit there, the impact on Nunavut’s economy could be considerable.

CEO.CA | June 2, 2016 | 11:49 am

Chinese factory jobs are disappearing – copper pays the price

Fresh fall brings monthly copper price decline to more than 10% as gauge of Chinese manufacturing shows rate of job losses near post-financial crisis record.

Frik Els | June 1, 2016 | 10:53 am

Brazil’s mining sector to recover lost ground as iron ore, metal prices stabilize

Higher gold prices will push miners to restart or speed up development of projects, leading a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions in the country, according to BMI Research.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2016 | 4:34 am