April 19, 2016 Looming zinc supply shortage good news for producers and explorers: Stefan Ioannou The outlook for zinc appears bullish, says Stefan Ioannou of Haywood Securities, spearheaded by mine closures, dwindling production and the dearth of replacement projects.
April 19, 2016 Delays in rollout of autonomous technology forces Rio Tinto to cut iron ore guidance The world's No. 2 iron ore miner has cut its production guidance for 2017 by as much as 20 million tonnes.
April 18, 2016 Fortune Minerals announces appointment of former Minister David Ramsay to the Board of Directors Rebuilding team for NICO development as public highway to Whati & cobalt market advance
April 18, 2016 World’s largest underground copper mine remains shut on heavy rains, mudslides Chile's Codelco said that it loses about 1,500 tonnes of copper output for each day El Teniente mine remains inactive.
April 18, 2016 Community opposition forces Newmont to abandon Conga project in Peru The company has removed its massive gold and copper project Peru from its list of reserves in its annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
April 17, 2016 Heavy rains shut down copper mines in Chile Operations at two of the world's largest copper mines have been suspended following a weekend deluge in central Chile.
April 15, 2016 Apple got $40 million in gold from recycled iPhones last year Thanks to its innovative program that uses robots to recover the valuable parts from the millions of Apple devices discarded every year.
April 15, 2016 Afghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen, experts say Afghanistan has reserves of coal, copper, iron ore, zinc, mercury, rare earths, gems such as rubies and emeralds, gold and silver worth about $3 trillion.
April 14, 2016 Spill at Teck’s plant in Canada now contained, no risks to human health The now contained spill, which happened at Teck's Trail smelting and refining plant in British Columbia, lasted for about 15-20 minutes.
April 13, 2016 Did BHP just call the bottom of the mining cycle? CEO Andrew Mackenzie said over the weekend "the commodities fall has stopped". Not only that – after recent rallies six are back in bull markets.
Thor project possible game changer for North America’s aluminum supply chain, CEO says Saskatchewan project indicates the potential for Canada's first major domestic alumina resource. February 04, 2026 | 12:39 pm
Tianqi Lithium to trim SQM stake after governance tensions The Chinese company said it will offload as many as 3.57 million Class A shares. February 04, 2026 | 12:29 pm
