October 26, 2014 Mining firms urge cuts in Zambia’s new royalty rates The increased mining tax framework included in Zambia's 2015 Budget earlier this month has been subject to criticism as, according to the Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ), it will…
October 23, 2014 Rio’s Walsh gets big backing from shareholders, to stay longer as CEO The move is seen by analysts as an attempt to strengthen the firm’s image.
October 22, 2014 Worldwide nonferrous metals exploration budgets down 25% in 2014 Total worldwide budget for nonferrous metals exploration dropped to US$11.36 billion in 2014 from US$15.19 billion in 2013 — a 25% decrease.
October 21, 2014 BHP shoots the lights out Petroleum, met coal, iron ore production set new quarterly records. Fall in copper volumes not enough to dent 9% overall output growth.
October 21, 2014 Stefan Ioannou: copper, nickel and zinc won’t be cheap for long The all-powerful U.S. dollar is currently hammering base metals and base metal equities. Haywood Securities Mining Analyst Stefan Ioannou says that increasing demand and near-term supply shortages make base metals…
October 21, 2014 Euromax Resources announces US$175 million gold streaming agreement with Royal Gold Euromax Resources has entered into a $175 million deal ith RGLD Gold, to finance the next stages of development and construction of the company's Ilovitza copper-gold project in the Macedonia.
October 21, 2014 Greenland explorer tearing it up after assays Vancouver-based junior jumps 7% after assays from prospect on 3,600km2 coastal property returns strong copper-nickel-cobalt and platinum group results.
October 21, 2014 Citibank acquires Deutsche commodities trading book Tough regulations and worries about reputation have made trading commodities a source of worries for bank bosses.
October 21, 2014 Chile’s Codelco to seal $1 billion deal with the UK The giant copper miner is also planning to sell about $8 billion of bonds over the next five years to help finance a nearly $30bn investment program aimed to revamp…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
