July 29, 2015

About 30,000 fresh job cuts, more mine closures expected in Australia

A fresh survey of mining industry leaders is predicting more mine closures and job cuts as the prices of commodities like iron ore and coal decline.

July 29, 2015

Catastrophic mine waste spills increasing in frequency, severity and cost world-wide

On 1st anniversary of North America’s worst mine waste disaster, failures shown to be global trend attributable to industry & regulatory failure to implement best practices.

July 29, 2015

Antofagasta cuts copper output forecast for the year

This is the second time this year that the London-listed miner slashes its annual copper production guidance.

July 28, 2015

Codelco halts world’s largest open pit copper mine over strike

Things took a turn for the worse Friday, when a worker was shot dead by police near the company's smaller Salvador mine in northern Chile.

July 28, 2015

Zambia power cuts feed copper supply worries, lift prices

Power restrictions could hit output of most copper mines operating in the country.

July 28, 2015

Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi copper, gold mine halts production

The company is also slashing 30% of its foreign employees and 15% of the local workforce.

July 27, 2015

Australian firm wants Yukon Zinc’s Wolverine mill

Brisbane-based Minquest says buying plant of bankrupt zinc miner could save it $150m–200m to bring nearby copper project into production.

July 27, 2015

Inflation Deniers Emboldened by Gold’s Struggles

The vultures are circling. Precious metals bulls, laid flat by gold and silver prices dropping for the 5th week in a row, […]

July 27, 2015

Loonie headed to 75 cents by autumn:BMO

Canadians can expect the value of the loonie to drop even further this summer, reaching US$0.75 — or perhaps even lower — according to economists at BMO.

July 26, 2015

The nickel price can only go up

This trailblazing company is ahead of the game in the fastest growing region in the world.