December 4, 2015 Giant mine pit ‘swallowing’ 400-year-old Peruvian town The Peruvian city of Cerro de Pasco, perched high up in the Andes, is about to sink — literally and metaphorically — into the deeps of a half-century-old, open-pit zinc…
December 3, 2015 Newmont shares jump on upbeat forecast World's number two gold producer forecasts lower costs and "steady profitable production through 2020".
December 3, 2015 New doubts about Freeport’s Grasberg licence Amid corruption scandal and contradicting earlier safeguards, Indonesia says won't make a decision on future of giant copper and gold mine until 2019.
December 3, 2015 West Virginia coal baron guilty of misdemeanour Ex-Massey Energy boss, Don Blankenship, guilty on lesser count carrying maximum 1 year sentence in case relating to 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners.
December 3, 2015 De Beers considering Snap Lake closure Mine in Canadian arctic has never turned a profit.
December 2, 2015 The iron ore price is in free-fall Following a heavy selloff in November, iron ore is down another 7% just this week with no support in sight.
December 2, 2015 Third act for the gold price Gold price down to February 2010 levels after Fed chair lays ground for first rate hike in nine years.
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