Private capital rotating into mining and metals 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. Frik Els | January 11, 2017 | 4:34 pm
World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities 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. Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 8:48 pm
CHART: How every commodity performed in 2016 It was an up and down year for commodities, but things ultimately finished in the black. Visual Capitalist | January 8, 2017 | 2:50 pm
INTERACTIVE: Mining emerges from slump With only a couple of exceptions, metal and mineral prices rallied in 2016 – see at a glance how far the industry has come. Frik Els | January 5, 2017 | 1:27 pm
SLIDESHOW: Mining on the mend – 2016 year in review The global mining industry rebounded from multi-year lows in 2016 – MINING.com's most popular posts of the year tell the story. Frik Els | January 1, 2017 | 10:22 pm
Interview with Mickey Fulp: Contrarian plays, geopolitics and you Mickey shares what indicators he uses to guide the health of the economy and what those indicators are conveying. Proven and Probable | December 28, 2016 | 11:23 am
CHART: China’s economy growing fastest since 2013 Turnaround in GDP expansion in world's top commodity consumer over the past few months "almost as sharp as in 2009" says new study. Frik Els | December 22, 2016 | 12:06 pm
Without China global mining would be smaller than in 2000 TABLE: China's copper demand grew 11-fold in 15 years – the rest of the world shrunk. Sans China, the nickel market would've barely broken a million tonnes. Frik Els | December 21, 2016 | 4:20 pm
Chinese tax breaks do nothing for palladium price Down $110 in December. Frik Els | December 20, 2016 | 4:31 pm
