Metal Bulletin caught up with one of the speakers at the 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba, Frank Holmes, ceo of US Global Funds about what grabs investors' attention in today's tougher fundraising market and why mining companies are avoiding growth for growth's sake.

A total of 69,200 tonnes of copper were traded on the debut of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone copper premiums swap in the Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) on Friday February 6.

Metal Bulletin editor Alex Harrison looks back at some of the key stories from the past week.

Shares in EMED Mining jumped as much as 20% on Friday January 23 after a news bulletin on Spanish radio indicated that the company was about to receive final permitting to restart the Rio Tinto copper mine.

Weak sentiment continued to drag minor metal prices down on Wednesday January 21, as many in the market fear further falls.

As the dust settles following the massive drop in copper prices last week, market participants are once again paying close attention to several Chinese commodities funds that were said to be instrumental in driving prices lower.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s slashed its price forecast for iron ore for 2015 and 2016, its third downward adjustment in the past twelve months.

Metal Bulletin deputy editor Fleur Ritzema takes a look back at some of the key stories from the past week.

A hedging campaign by small-cap gold, silver and copper producer Dundee Precious Metals is showing a gross return of about 20%, following the collapse in copper prices since the start of the year, according to Hotline’s estimates.

China Minmetals-owned MMG said its Las Bambas project in Peru was 80% complete at the end of December 2014 and it continues to expect its first copper concentrate in the first quarter of 2016.