By: Dr. Chris Hinde | 17 May 2017
The following research article is an excerpt of the Q4-16 State of the Market: Mining report, a detailed analysis of mining industry developments that includes expert commentary from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Highlights from the latest edition are below:
Data available to S&P Global Market Intelligence suggests that although the industry 'bottomed' early last year, its recovery has been slow, and bumpy. After the encouraging price increases last year there was a mixed performance for mined commodities during the first three months of 2017. The March quarter overall saw a healthy increase in the price of aluminum and steady improvements for gold, zinc and copper, but flat performances for nickel and iron ore, and a significant price fall for coal.
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