December 7, 2016 Huge jump in Chinese iron ore, coal imports At 92 million tonnes November iron ore imports were the third highest on record, while China's coal imports doubled during the month from a year ago.
December 7, 2016 Iron ore price surges to 27-month high "Iron ore is weird because the inventories are very high in China and it's got to be pure spec flows."
December 7, 2016 Capital allocation: Canadian miners’ top priority for 2017 With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian miners next year will be capital allocation, strategic deal making and employing new technology and innovations, a report shows.
December 7, 2016 Oil sands/US waterways at risk of spills NRDC: Canadian tanker scheme puts US coasts, key rivers in real danger A flood of dirty oil and possible damaging spills in the Atlantic, Pacific and Mississippi River threatens iconic species, tourism and communities; also would increase climate pollution double Keystone XL’s.
December 7, 2016 Main contractor on Shell LNG Canada project cancels bidding CFSW LNG Constructors – a consortium of four major engineering and construction firms and the lead contractor for LNG Canada – has cancelled the bidding process for the project.
December 6, 2016 Trump’s impact on metals and mining in one chart Interactive: Donald Trump's victory has created winners and (huge) losers for the mining industry.
December 6, 2016 US celebrates National Miners Day On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, the nation will pay tribute to the American miner, both past and present, on National Miners Day.
December 5, 2016 Big mining’s age of austerity far from over But asset sales will slow says new report.
December 5, 2016 Can North Korea save the coking coal price rally? Met coal's stunning run is reversing as consensus forecasts point to $125 drop by year-end, but new UN sanctions could cost China its number two supplier.
December 5, 2016 Glencore becomes sole owner of Newlands, Collinsville coal mines in Australia After buying ought out its two Japanese partners, Itochu Corp and Sumitomo Corp.
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm
