February 20, 2017 Sherritt mulling Ambatovy retreat to pop debt balloon Sherritt's dream of lifting Madagascar out of poverty and making a handsome packet for itself from the proceeds of a huge nickel mine appear to be in jeopardy.
February 20, 2017 Copper price turns higher again – Grasberg gashed Top listed copper producer Freeport says negotiations with Indonesia going nowhere – will slash production at iconic mine by 60%.
February 19, 2017 The world’s top 10 highest-grade copper mines While the copper market is gaining momentum, it is a good time to look at the copper mining champions in terms of copper grade in ore reserves.
February 17, 2017 Northern Dynasty slams short-seller report as class-suit looms Rebuttal comes as shareholders launched an investigation over possible false and misleading statements made by the miner about its Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska.
February 16, 2017 Zinc, lead rally bad news for silver price Silver is mainly a byproduct of zinc, lead (and copper) mining and capacity coming back on stream could see return of silver's chronic oversupply issues.
February 16, 2017 Zinc’s time to shine Zinc was the second-best performing commodity in 2016, with a staggering 65.7% return.
February 16, 2017 Canada losing ground as mining investment destination Report by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) says the country is not in a good position to benefit from the increasing number of companies ready to make new and…
February 16, 2017 Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record The world’s No.1 iron ore miner produced 349 million tonnes of the steelmaking ingredient in 2016, helped partly by the opening of its massive S11D mine.
February 16, 2017 Here’s the latest scoop on Barrick’s projects The company is focusing on assets with the potential to add as much as 1.1 million ounces of gold to its total output beyond 2021.
February 15, 2017 Vale resumes sale of remaining fertilizer assets in Brazil A reworked sale process for plants located in the southeastern city of Cubatão was reportedly launched in recent days.
Glencore’s copper drops 11% as Rio takeover deadline looms Annual copper output landed at the low end of guidance, while markets watch closely for a potential mega-merger. January 29, 2026 | 03:58 am
