That’s good advice for working out the long-term direction of commodities prices. Ask mining companies which of their mineral assets will see good long-term demand and they’ll naturally answer, “All of them.” But a look at spending can give the lie to that rosy outlook – and highlight the times when they’re putting their money where their bullish mouths are.
News ID: 3066 Publish Date : 2018/12/24
KATOWICE, Poland – Delegates at U.N. climate talks in the Polish city of Katowice point to the mining museum next to the conference venue as the proper place for coal, which provides 80 percent of the country's electricity.
News ID: 2939 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
According to an Argus Media report, BHP is expected to make up for lost iron ore shipments from Port Hedland for the rest of the year and stay on track to hit its July 2018-June 2019 guidance, following the derailment of one of its trains earlier this month.
News ID: 2686 Publish Date : 2018/11/22
The cost of building a copper or gold mine is likely to be cheaper than buying an existing one, dampening the prospect of big merger activity in the mining sector, S&P Global Market Intelligence said, citing in-house research.
News ID: 2498 Publish Date : 2018/11/05
The accelerating adoption of electric vehicles and energy storage technologies has been attracting new investors into the mining industry as demand for battery materials spike.
News ID: 2086 Publish Date : 2018/04/18
It seems coal miners are adopting one of two disparate strategies, either exit the business in a highly visible way to buff up your climate credentials, or sit tight, keep as quiet as possible and rake in the cash.
News ID: 1986 Publish Date : 2018/03/04
Prices for iron ore and coking coal, the two key ingredients for steelmaking, are set to remain buoyant for the remainder of the year, Macquarie Bank predicted in a recent report.
News ID: 1262 Publish Date : 2017/09/04
BHP is considering selling a 25% stake in Jansen, its Canadian potash project, according to a Reuters report quoting anonymous sources.
News ID: 1228 Publish Date : 2017/08/28
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China’s lithium markets gripped by possible supply disruptions
Gold price could hit $4,000 by year-end, says Fidelity
Southern Copper expects turmoil from US-China trade war to hit copper
Ramaco Resources secures five year permit for Brook rare earth mine in Wyoming
Column: EU’s pledge for $250 billion of US energy imports is delusional
Gold price down 1% on strong US economic data
Trump’s deep-sea mining push defies treaties, stirs alarm
Chile’s 2025 vote puts mining sector’s future on the line
Gold price retreats to near 3-week low on US-EU trade deal
China’s lithium markets gripped by possible supply disruptions
