Nickel industry from the supply of excess into a shortage?

World Metal Statistics Bureau (WBMS) released the latest data that the nickel industry is probable from the supply of excess into a shortage. WBMS recently report shows that in 2016 from Jan. to Jun. global nickel market supply shortages, the apparent demand f...

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Nickel Price Jumps on Manila Mining Crackdown

On Monday, nickel exchanged hands for $10,755 a tonne in London, the highest since mid-August last year and a 24% advance in 2016.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Philippines & Indonesia: Mining Companies Face Increased Compliance Risks, Further Uncertainty

Both the Philippines and Indonesia are seeking to reinforce environmental regulations and increase revenues from the mining sector, compounding longer-term difficulties for mining operators in both countries.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Rising Nickel and Zinc Imports Add Fuel To Bull Market

Nickel and Zinc are two base metals that every commodity investor is talking about right now. Both metals have benefited from a bull narrative of supply shortfall this year.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Vale Iron Ore Output Falls in Second Quarter But Still Beats Estimates

Brazil’s Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world’s No.1 iron-ore producer, saw a slight decline in second-quarter output, but still managed to beat beat analysts’ estimates, keeping a new annual production record in sight.

Friday, July 22, 2016

Mick Davis to overhaul X2 Resources as fund fails to close any mining deal

Mick Davis’ X2 Resources, the mining fund once touted as the driver of much-needed investment into the mining industry during the worst of the commodities price rout, is set to go under major changes after failing to close a single deal since launched in 2013...

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Botswana to keep unprofitable copper miner alive just to save jobs

Botswana's state-owned BCL, the country’s biggest copper and nickel miner, will continue to receive about $130 million (1.4 billion pula) a year, even if the company has to stop mining, the country’s vice president said.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Philippines: Mining Operations in ARMM Suspended for Performance Audit

COTABATO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has suspended all mining operations in the region in the wake of the conduct of performance audit on operating firms’ compliance wit...

Friday, July 15, 2016
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