November 19, 2015 Indonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officials The investigation aims to determine whether senior officials tried extorting Freeport’s Indonesian unit in return for letting the company continue to operate in the country.
November 19, 2015 Lonmin investors approve key $407m rights issue The move will allow the platinum miner to restructure its debt and, it hopes, weather an ongoing decline of platinum prices.
November 19, 2015 Michael Curran goes down-market shopping for winners Sure there is risk, as Curran explains in this interview with The Gold Report, but the reward could come via either a takeover bid by an established producer seeking to…
November 18, 2015 Top 15 copper mines worth $103bn less than a week ago The value of reserves at the world's largest mines drop after copper price takes another hit.
November 18, 2015 Teck Resources to axe 1,000 jobs, lowers dividend With the announced cuts the diversified miner brings the total redundancies over the past 18 months to about 2,000.
November 18, 2015 The collapse of commodities in one simple chart Year to date gold is one of the better performers, but rhodium comes off worst.
November 17, 2015 South32 extends South Africa mine closure South32's manganese mines in South Africa are unlikely to restart operations until January, when a major review is expected to be completed.
November 17, 2015 Copper price hits fresh six year low as Paris attacks continue to weigh in The industrial metal, often viewed as a barometer of global economic growth, fell to its lowest level since 2009.
November 17, 2015 Japan’s Sumitomo Metal seeks stakes in copper, gold mines The company wants to take advantage of its sound finances and a slump in commodity prices to bolster future growth.
November 17, 2015 Brazil mine accident puts tailings ponds safety back in the hot spot Until early November, the failure at the Canadian Mount Polley copper mine had been the worst such breach in recent years.
Liberia backs Ivanhoe Atlantic rail deal to unlock iron ore mine The access arrangement permits Ivanhoe to transport iron ore from the Kon Kweni deposit. December 18, 2025 | 01:14 pm