Iron ore price hits 10-year high on rising steel demand

Since before recorded human history, the people of India have had an insatiable appetite for gold, treasuring it not only for its flawless natural beauty and religious significance but also as a superb store of value.

Citi analysts believe the steel-making ingredient will average $51 a tonne in the final quarter of 2016 and fall to $45 next year.

Frank Holmes says royalty and streaming companies show great opportunity on the upside but avoid many of the risks that explorers and producers must deal with.

Surprise spike in imports this year is not a trend says new report.

The worst is over, at least for base metals, says Moody's, but warns that challenging industry conditions should continue through to at least 2018.

New report says base metal prices have bottomed, but there's hardly any upside – and that includes the zinc price.

And one that's ultra-bearish.

Beijing cuts off power to 26 mines in key Chinese zinc, lead production region.

Villagers evacuated before tailings dam burst at aluminum refinery in Henan province destroyed nearby town.