MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Iron ore price holds above $80 a tonne, doubling in value in a year as Chinese cargo volumes jump.

Private capital funds raised $2.1 billion for mining and metals investment in 2016 – this year 13 funds are targeting $10 billion says new study.

World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.

Iron ore back above $80 a tonne while copper price spikes 4%.

The move comes less than two years after the Montreal-based firm decided to add exposure to the steelmaking raw material by grabbing a stake in the fellow Canadian iron ore company.

Any re-instatement of sanctions will, if at all, pose minimal additional hurdles to new investors, BMI Research says.

It was an up and down year for commodities, but things ultimately finished in the black.

With only a couple of exceptions, metal and mineral prices rallied in 2016 – see at a glance how far the industry has come.

The Israeli billionaire, under house arrest since Dec. 19, has been at the centre of an international investigation into alleged bribery to win mining rights in Guinea.