Zinc advances to 15-month high
Zinc hit its highest in 15 months on Friday as bearish speculators scrambled to close out positions.
Iron ore market tipped to collapse below last year's nadir
The iron ore market is about to swoon, according to Westpac, which forecasts benchmark prices may sink below last year's nadir of $US38.30 a metric ton.
Palmer fronts Federal Court over Yabulu refinery
Businessman Clive Palmer has arrived at the Federal Court in Brisbane as part of proceedings over the collapse of the company behind the Yabulu Nickel refinery.
BHP, Vale's Samarco set to restart in mid-2017
Brazilian miner Vale expects Samarco, an iron ore joint venture it owns with BHP , to restart operations in the middle of 2017.
South32 pays maiden dividend
The BHP spin-off has declared a maiden dividend of US1¢ per share, despite swinging to full-year net loss.
Coal and Target savage Wesfarmers result
The conglomerate's full-year net profit slumped by more than 83 per cent to $407 million after big losses from its coal division and problem child Target.
Australia could lose billions to China and India
Imagine a world where Australia produces little goods and services that may be taxed, and at the same time, loses out on billions of dollars of mining company revenue to China and India.
This 'hot commodity' is destined to cool off soon
Iron ore prices are tipped to sag towards the end of the year as supply rises and steel demand fades, Citi says, adding to the list of banks that are calling time on an unexpected rally.
ATO, Oswals ordered to mediate over $100m-plus tax bill
The legal battles of Indian billionaires Pankaj and Radhika Oswal are far from over after the Australian Taxation Office revealed it was further assessing the couple's tax affairs.
$125m payday: 'Twiggy' Forrest cashes in as Fortescue profit surges
Fortescue Metals Group has smashed analyst expectations with a final dividend payout five times what it was last year.
Plenty of upside left in gold stocks
Gold mining stocks have enjoyed a stellar year, and analysts find plenty of upside still to be realised.
Commodities rebound accelerating right on China's doorstep
China may be slowing, but a commodities rebound is under way and BHP knows where the next growth story is building.
CIC pursuing $US9b deal with Vale
China Investment Corp is leading a Chinese group in talks for an iron-ore streaming deal with Vale.
Hair today, gone tomorrow: Deal costs Padbury directors
The chief executive and chairman of the Perth miner has been banned from managing companies for three years.
Adani mine clears another legal hurdle
Indian mining giant Adani has overcome another legal challenge to its planned Carmichael coal mine, with the federal court rejecting a man's native title claim.
Supply to check iron ore advance
Michael Zhu, former global sales director at Vale, sees a tough 2017 for iron ore.
Oswals, ANZ agree to settle
The legal battle between ANZ and billionaires Pankaj and Radhika Oswal is close to ending after the parties agreed to an in principle settlement.
Coal is back again
After years of pain, coal becomes one of the hottest commodities of 2016 with prices soaring since mid-June - and Australia's miners are the biggest winners.
Major steel companies' debt reaches $US150b
Debt in the world's top 30 steel companies totals a record $US150 billion, says accountancy firm EY.
Nickel bull sees room to run
Nickel's rally is only just getting started, so says China's biggest producer of the refined metal.
Explosive testimony in Oswals v ANZ
The ANZ Bank has re-entered settlement discussions with Pankaj and Radhika Oswal after explosive testimony from Mrs Oswal.
Time for Evolution to stand still
Evolution Mining shareholder Allan Gray says the miner has a strong portfolio and needs to "carry on with the status quo" rather than hunt for acquisitions. It came as Evolution swung to a net loss after tax of $24.35 million.
So what happens to the CEO's salary when a company delivers an $8 billion loss?
So what happens to the CEO's salary when a company delivers an $8 billion loss?
BHP may mothball $3.4b Canada potash mine
BHP Billiton just pumped $3.4 billion into its Canadian potash plant but now may 'mothball' the project.
BHP wants to be boring like a bank
What's most notable about the mining giant's results presentation on Tuesday was what was absent.
ANZ executive told Oswals 'your children will be orphans', court hears
ANZ chief legal officer Bob Santamaria told the wife of billionaire businessman Pankaj Oswal, Radhika, that she and her husband and their children would be "orphans" if they did not sign a guarantee over her $1 billion stake in the couple's Burrup Fertilisers business, a court has heard.
Palmer ordered to court over fall of nickel refinery
Clive Palmer issued with Federal Court summons.
Iron ore to slide to $US40 mark
ron ore's 2016 rally may be about to face a challenge from the changing of the seasons.
BHP says commodity prices have stopped falling
BHP Billiton has committed to grow cash flow and declared commodity prices have stopped falling.
'No, it's not my signature', Radhika Oswal tells court
An allegedly forged signature, a finishing school in Switzerland and a fake fur coat – the battle between ANZ Bank and flamboyant Indian couple Pankaj and Radhika Oswal is heating up.