Iron ore giant says miners have shut gates on new supply Global iron ore miners have turned off the tap on adding new production capacity to feed China’s steel mills. Bloomberg News | April 10, 2018 | 10:45 am
Trading giant keeps faith in copper despite rising trade tension Copper prices will rise this year as investors look past the ample global supplies and market turbulence to focus on the metal’s long-term outlook. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 1:47 pm
Venezuelan army’s economic prize begets a bloody grab for gold The bank is selling off gold to keep the country afloat, drawing down its reserves of the metal to $6.6 bn from almost $20 bn at the beginning of 2012. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 12:10 pm
Anglo looks past turmoil toward its next big copper bet in Peru Anglo American Plc is moving towards a multibillion-dollar decision on building the world’s next major copper mine in Peru. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:55 am
Relations sour at giant copper pit with automation looming Relations between the world’s largest copper producer, Codelco, and unions in its Chuquicamata division have reached the lowest point in years. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:32 am
Here are the firms feeding China’s battery revolution Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:06 am
Chinese investors rush to gold ETF as trade angst adds to risk All the talk of a brewing global trade war may turn out to be more bark than bite, but investors in Chinese ETFs aren’t taking any chances. Bloomberg News | April 6, 2018 | 2:33 pm
Zimbabwe’s top platinum miner warns listing rule to backfire Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. sees little interest in a listing among local investors. Bloomberg News | April 6, 2018 | 10:50 am
Och-Ziff deal isn’t final yet as judge weighs `victim’ Bid An Och-Ziff unit is due to be sentenced after it pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy to help acquire mining assets. Bloomberg News | April 5, 2018 | 1:52 pm
Gold seen rising as Canadian miner eyes lack of exploration The global industry isn’t replacing the reserves it’s been mining, according to Stephen Letwin, chief executive officer at Iamgold Corp. Bloomberg News | April 5, 2018 | 11:29 am
Vedanta copper unit draws ire of movie stars on pollution claims Stars-turned-politicians are lending their voices to protests by neighboring villagers against the plant in Tamil Nadu because of health concerns. Bloomberg News | April 5, 2018 | 10:28 am
BlackRock’s $1.3 billion gold fund feeling pain of miners “A contributor to this performance in 2018 has been the underperformance of the royalty companies, which the fund has some exposure to." Bloomberg News | April 4, 2018 | 10:09 am