December 15, 2015 Barrick unveils early results of plan to buy back $1.15bn of its own debt The miner, which began the year with an over $13 billion debt, has vowed to reduce the hefty figure by $3 billion before the end of 2015.
December 15, 2015 Rio Tinto closes $4.4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi mine The $4.4 billion deal involved international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of the U.S., Canada and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks.
December 14, 2015 Gold price: Still 1 in 5 chance of Fed surprise Gold price nears 6-year lows as hedge funds place massive bearish bets on gold, but no rate hike should spark "aggressive short covering" and a price spike.
December 14, 2015 Rio Tinto $4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi imminent — report The agreement, which is said to involve up to 15 banks, could be signed as early as Wednesday.
December 14, 2015 Codelco eyes $600 million in savings, more job cuts in 2016 as copper in the pits Chief executive Nelson Pizarro said output will, however, remain untouched.
December 14, 2015 Diamond miners likely to cut prices further in 2016 to lift demand — Moody’s The rating and research agency expects producers to have to deepen cut prices as supply and demand challenges continue into the new year.
December 13, 2015 Falling Chinese steel demand means more bad news for iron ore The pain for iron ore producers is not expected to let up anytime soon, as numbers out of China indicate that steel demand is dropping.
December 13, 2015 Bloom Lake finds a buyer in Champion Iron Nearly a year after going bust, the troubled Bloom Lake Mine in Eastern Canada has a new owner.
December 12, 2015 Nazi gold train rumours to be determined true or not in ‘matter of days’ Experts from Krakow University of Science and Technology are almost ready to release their findings.
December 11, 2015 Some think not too soon for Anglo obituary Anglo-American perceived as "the most likely of the diversified mining majors to go bust" even if it "goes down fighting".
Europe trawls for alternative aluminum supply in face of Mozal shutdown The plant shipped almost 430,000 tons of aluminum to the EU in the first 10 months of 2025. December 16, 2025 | 12:25 pm
