Tim Treadgold

All roads lead to Miami this week for the next round in a heavyweight corporate brawl pitting BHP against Anglo American.

BHP’s share-swap takoever bid for mining industry rival Anglo American will struggle to succeed but if it does De Beers will be sold.

The copper bulls are off and running once again with confidence growing that the latest price breakout will not be another false alarm.

The global hunt for the critical metals needed in innovative technologies and renewable energy is drawing the U.S. and Australia closer, while opening a gap with China.

A diamond in the rough is not a bad way to describe Burgundy Diamond Mines, a small company outperforming rival producers of natural gems.

A tantalizing value gap appears to be opening between gold in its physical form and shares in major goldmining companies.

Events following a crash in the price of nickel have taken a surprise turn with nickel potentially becoming a lightning rod in a trade war.

Australian nickel mining leaders will need to mount a more convincing case for government assistance to help stem mounting losses after this week’s reporting of fat profits, especially from iron ore.BHP and Fortescue are the two biggest miners with a foot in both camps and while their nickel interests have been battered by a 45% fall in the price of the metal over the last 15 months their iron ore profits have been rising and could keep going up.The nickel v iron ore comparison comes to a head t…

On cue, uranium has crashed through the $100 per pound ceiling, its highest since 2007, with the potential for more to come.

China’s grip on critical metals needed to power energy transition tightened this week.