Ukraine can expect negligible growth at best

The latest forecast suggests 1.1% growth this year, but actual recovery will not start before mid-2017

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Mexican silver mining is down but not out

While tighter regulations and squeezed profits are seeing national production drop, some mines are increasing output

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Mexico's lithium production potential is enormous but the industry's success is far from guaranteed

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The global diamond industry faces cooling demand and growing doubts over its governance

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Moreno is the strongest candidate at present, but an outsider could yet emerge, despite the risks involved

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Despite having started 2015 with good prospects, nickel has proved the worst-performing of the LME's six base metals

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The government decides its own restructuring plan is no longer in the national interest

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Fossil fuels are in a secular downtrend, while commodity inputs into renewables will have the upside

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The Samarco disaster has raised new tensions over the draft mining code, already plagued with ambiguities

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Despite a few bright spots in the north of the region, South America will again drag down growth prospects next year

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