'Sombre but sober' atmosphere at mining conference as profits sink

  • 8 years ago
A major conference on investment in the mining industry wraps up in South Africa today. Low commodity prices and slumping profits have created a "sombre but sober" atmosphere at the Mining Indaba. Rio Tinto is the latest industry player to report a sharp fall in earnings. Also today, Twitter promises to fix its "broken windows".

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