Minerals

With ore prices rising again after post-boom cost cutting, margins are returning to extremely healthy levels.

Call it portfolio diversification, but Gina Rinehart is seeing strong value in agriculture as a complement to her minerals em...

A surge in mining exports is destined to feed the Australian dollar.

From Samsung's burning batteries to fears of a supply flood, lithium investors might want to think twice.

Sovereign risk is marking an unwelcome return, in WA and abroad.

Ausdrill and Lycopodium are on the rebound as they apply one of the oldest tools in the mining finance handbook.

US fund managers have been driving Australian miners higher, but not even analysts can guess how long gold's dominance will l...

The price of gold continues to jump - and the hunt for yield is on.

The battery metal has taken off, but it's unlikely demand will outstrip supply in the long run.

Punters are piling into the speculative end of the mining sector...and being very well rewarded for brave moves.

The lightest metal is traded in small quantities, but it could be about to enjoy a prolonged period in the sun.

Despite talk of Australia moving from a mining boom to a dining boom, PE ratios look high and investors know how booms end.

It's not completely out of the woods, but copper's slow return to health was given a boost by Glencore's decision to cut prod...

Scrap metal traders are looking at a very different market in the years to come.

Sentiment on energy and gold - and oil and metals stocks - may be nearing capitulation. Now is a good time to lean against th...

Here's what commodity markets need before a convincing recovery is possible.