December 7, 2015 Glencore axes jobs, coal output at Australia’s mine as price collapses The company will start cutting nearly 80% of its workforce at its Collinsville coal mine in March next year, as it dials back mining at the site.
December 6, 2015 Argentina: End of currency controls will be good for mining President-elect Mauricio Macri will lift the clamp-down on dollar purchases by out-going president Cristina Fernandez, as early as December 14.
December 6, 2015 Snap Lake had groundwater problems before closure The groundwater was being stored due to high concentrations of dissolved solids including mineral salts.
December 6, 2015 Junior spikes 37% on tungsten-moly mine approval Okay from New Brunswick government comes with 40 environmental conditions.
December 4, 2015 Bears wrong-footed by jobs report light fire under gold price Gold price surges 2.6% in heavy trading as hedge funds with record-breaking bearish bets scramble to cover shorts.
December 4, 2015 Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next week One of the miner’s worst kept secret may be revealed as soon as Tuesday.
December 4, 2015 Down again: iron ore sinks below $40 a tonne It hit $39.40 a tonne, the lowest price ever recorded by price assessor The Steel Index (TSI), which began compiling data in 2008.
December 4, 2015 China’s steel giants lost $11 billion in first 10 months of 2015 That is more than double the profits reaped in 2014.
December 4, 2015 Rio’s secret weapon for a sub-$40 iron ore price The price of iron fell again on Thursday stopping barely above $40 a tonne, but Rio's new high-grade Pilbara mine will ensure its costs keep falling.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
