April 8, 2016 Malaysia extends bauxite mining ban until July to fight pollution The issuing of export permits, however, will resume as soon as existing stockpiles shrink.
April 8, 2016 Antofagasta copper veteran Hernandez retires, Arriagada named new CEO The appointment is effective immediately and Hernandez, who had been CEO since 2014, will remain as an adviser to the board.
April 7, 2016 Africa gold producers wary despite price rebound A steep rise in gold prices may have given hope to a battered mining industry, but producers in Africa are still too wary to call the bad times over.
April 7, 2016 Big shot in the arm for Zambia Glencore's $1.1 billion investment in Mopani marks a turnaround for Zambia’s copper sector and will help lift economic growth to 5% by 2018.
April 7, 2016 Canada unveils final anti-corruption law for the extractive sector Estimated to cover the nearly 2,000 natural resource companies whose businesses are registered in Canada or trade on Toronto’s stock exchange.
April 7, 2016 Alberta shuts oil sands environmental monitoring agency After report concluded the program was a “failed experiment.”
April 7, 2016 Workers at Freeport’s copper mine in Peru to down tools About $22 billion worth of projects have been cancelled or delayed in Peru in recent years due mainly to anti-mining protests.
April 7, 2016 Illegal mining in Congo wiping out gorilla populations Fewer than 3,800 Grauer gorillas still live in the wild, down from 17,000 in 1998 due mainly to illegal mining for coltan and other minerals, a report shows.
April 6, 2016 China’s coming for your copper project Faced with declining domestic production, China's top copper company says the "only solution is going overseas".
April 6, 2016 Iron ore price rally: Stop and smell the roses Iron ore price surge goes beyond Beijing order to slash emissions during six-month horticulture expo in steelmaking hub.
AME calls on BC Premier to appeal court decision on Indigenous rights in mineral claims staking The BC court previously determined the province’s DRIPA incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. December 12, 2025 | 01:32 pm
