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Chinese commodity demand: Crisis. What crisis?

The price of crude oil ($37.65) and iron ore ($38.80) dropped again and the globe's two most traded raw materials are now at levels prior to the word supercycle even entering the popular lexicon. Similarly precious metals and industrial...

Down again: iron ore sinks below $40 a tonne

Vale’s Carajás iron ore complex, located in a remote corner of the Amazon rainforest. Iron ore prices got hammered again Friday, sinking to a 10-year-low of $39.40 a tonne, the lowest ever recorded by price assessor The Steel Index...

Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next week

Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next weekEarlier this year, Anglo announced a $3.5bn write-down related to the value of its flagship Minas-Rio iron ore project in Brazil. (Image courtesy of Anglo American) Global miner Anglo American (LON:AAL)...

Glencore axes jobs, coal output at Australia’s mine as price collapses

Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) said Monday it is cutting production and 80% of the remaining staff at its Collinsville mine in Australia’s north Queensland as a result of collapsing coal prices. The cuts would affect around 180...

Rio Tinto axes spending forecast by $1.5 billion

Rio, which is Australia's biggest iron ore exporter, has been a massive driver of expansions, adding millions of tonnes of seaborne supply to the market in the last year. Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) announced Tuesday fresh cuts to its spending...

Metal Tiger boosts Thai presence

Resources investor Metal Tiger has exercised its option to take 90% control of an exploration joint venture in Thailand focused on gold, antimony and copper. AIM-listed Metal Tiger agreed to an option with Southeast Asia Mining (SEAM) in October...

Philippines miner swings to profit

Owing to higher gold and silver output Philippines company Apex Mining Co. reported a sharp turnaround in its earnings for the first nine months of 2015. For the period ending September 30 consolidated net income amounted to P76.4 million,...

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