Commodities Markets


Commentary: Is iron ore rally overdone?

Spot prices for iron ore fines delivered to China touched a three-year low of US$87 per tonne in September 2012, before rebounding to US$119 per tonne in December and to the US$158- to US$160-per-tonne level of recent days. The question is:…








Goldcorp adopts “all-in” cost metric

VANCOUVER – A decade ago gold was worth less than US$300 an ounce and gold producers were desperate to attract investors. One method they developed was to report gold production costs using a minimalist metric, thus making their potential…


Outcropping of banded iron formation found at Advanced Explorations' Tuktu 1 deposit. Source: Advanced Explorations

The tipping point for iron ore

Spot iron ore prices in September 2012 touched a three-year low of US$87 per tonne before rallying to US$120 per tonne in the closing months of the year. The question is where will prices move from here?




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