Vale says Q2 output rises 5.5% despite pandemic

Goldman Sachs says iron ore will keep dropping throughout 2016, though not as much as it initially forecast, citing continued oversupply as the primary culprit.

Rout continues ahead of crucial Chinese import data.

Down 9% since Monday as Chinese speculators pull out and Rio Tinto CEO warns of oversupply.

Shares in mining giants tumble after civil suit in Brazil claims $43 billion in damages based on clean-up costs associated with BP's oil spill in the Gulf.

Moody's praises higher than expected valuation for the sale of the niobium, phosphate businesses and improving prospects for the global diamond market.

Civil suit demands over $2 billion upfront and also targets Brazil's federal, state governments over deadly dam burst at jointly-owned Samarco iron ore mine.

Factory conditions in China unexpectedly worsen for the 14th straight month raising fears that the rally on commodity markets in 2016 was losing steam.

Tin mining in the UK appears to be seeing something of a revival.

The drop comes as stockpiles in China, the world’s biggest buyer, climbed 1.2% to 98.5 million tons last week.