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Copper price rallies 6%

Glencore's bold move and huge jump in Chinese concentrate imports light fire under copper price.

Frik Els | September 8, 2015 | 11:47 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Most Assets Hurting, but one stock market has bucked the trend

Deutsche Bank recently provided a graphical snapshot that covers the returns of a wide span of assets both YTD and since the mid-August meltdown.

Visual Capitalist | September 8, 2015 | 7:31 am

South African president to broker talks on mining job cuts

Mining employs about 440,000 in South Africa and makes up more than half of its exports.

Bloomberg News | September 8, 2015 | 12:37 am

Glencore fights back — to slash debt by $10bn, halt copper mines in Africa

Mounting pressure from investors has forced the firm to come up with a $10 billion package of debt-reduction measures.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2015 | 3:49 am

World’s top 5 miners lose $540 BILLION market worth

CHART: The commodity slump has slashed major miners' market valuations to 60–88% below 2011 highs.

Frik Els | September 4, 2015 | 11:12 pm

Canada’s Nevsun denies claims of human rights abuses at Eritrea mine

The Vancouver-based miner has released an independent report that found no evidence of forced labour or human rights violations at its Eritrean gold and copper operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2015 | 11:00 am

Glencore’s just had one of its worst weeks ever — shares down 22 pct

The company, already the worst performer in the FTSE 100 index in 2015, has lost almost 60% of its value since the beginning of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2015 | 9:00 am

Vedanta forces 133 of its Zambian workers to take paid leave

Konkola Copper Mines, owned by Vedanta, said the move was a result of poor metal prices, which has hit the global copper industry very hard.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2015 | 4:24 am

Can a weak Australian currency blow investment dollars toward mining companies? Morgans’ James Wilson singles out three gold companies making headway

Morgans Senior Analyst James Wilson shares the names of ASX-listed gold, iron and graphite companies worth watching.

The Gold Report | September 3, 2015 | 7:02 am

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