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Mining industry value drops below one trillion dollars

In 2011, during the peak of the so-called “mining boom”, the sector was worth nearly US$2.5 trillion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2015 | 4:44 am

Iron ore price crashes through $50

"The major producers are adding incremental volume at around $20 a tonne, that gives you a sense of where the vulnerability is."

Frik Els | October 28, 2015 | 11:13 am

Drop in mining sales takes toll on Komatsu Q2 results

Construction and mining equipment account for almost 90% of Komatsu’s revenue.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2015 | 6:00 am

US coal miner Murray Energy sues Obama Administration

The Ohio-based company says the new ozone standards will severely harm the country's already battered coal industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2015 | 3:11 am

Chinese scrap at 10-year low pressures iron ore price

Chinese scrap – typically around 90% Fe – has fallen to below 62% iron ore at its 2011 peak and below domestic pig iron prices.

Frik Els | October 26, 2015 | 3:01 pm

Weak metal prices to hit miners through 2016 — Moody’s

The situation, says the ratings agency, won’t change over the next 12 to 18 months, and metal prices may fall even further.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2015 | 8:51 am

US aluminum producers say Chinese firm evading import duties

The case, filed with the U.S. Commerce Department late last week, is considered the first formal move to curb China's aluminum exports.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2015 | 3:07 am

Rick Rule: I am too wise to call a bottom in mining

Rick has seen too many cycles to answer a question like that.

Palisade Radio | October 26, 2015 | 12:30 am

Second Chinese bank joins group setting gold price

China Construction Bank Corp. will become the second Chinese bank to join the group of lenders setting the benchmark used to price billions of dollars' worth of daily gold trades, in another move by the country to take a more active role in the way the world's securities are traded.

MarketWatch | October 25, 2015 | 1:05 pm

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