May 11, 2016 Miners going broke – worst still to come New report says mining and metals companies set to default on debt at more than three times the historical rate going back to 1983.
May 10, 2016 CHARTS: The May mining and metals meltdown Seven trading days in and already global mining investors are nursing double digit declines as everything from copper to met coal to silver take a beating.
May 10, 2016 Iron ore price bubble bursting In a rerun of last year's stock market collapse in China, mainland retail investors are now fleeing raw material markets frantically bid up since March.
May 10, 2016 BHP resumes expansion plans, says not waiting for prices to recover Strategic shift comes as the world's biggest miner tries to regain investors' confidence.
May 9, 2016 Major correction underway for mining stocks Monday mayhem as metals rally evaporates and mining's top names are dumped – Anglo's losses since a week ago now 28%, Freeport has plunged 25%.
May 9, 2016 Glencore buys major stake in troubled Aussie iron ore miner It now owns 8.47% of Atlas Iron, which gives Glencore direct exposure to iron ore production.
May 8, 2016 Goldman puts iron ore at $40 by year-end 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.
May 6, 2016 Worst week for iron ore price since October 2011 Rout continues ahead of crucial Chinese import data.
May 5, 2016 Iron ore price drops below $60 Down 9% since Monday as Chinese speculators pull out and Rio Tinto CEO warns of oversupply.