Despite a turbulent year – BHP keeps its brand crown

Up 5% on the markets

Bad news for the mining sector if so.

Mark Mobius sees "big comebacks" in the BRIC economies.

Old mine sites may hold critical deposits.

Chinese buying dry up before $1,300 an ounce.

Bids for the three Las Bambas open pits which will also produce significant quantities of gold, silver and molybdenum as by-product are streaming in.

It also holds 187 million tonnes of iron and 1.5 million tonnes of zinc.

They've got away with it for so long.

The miner had expected to begin production in late 2016, with initial output of 5 million tonnes per year.