April 15, 2016 Europe’s last coal mines struggle for lifelines Europe’s last remaining coal producers, in the Czech Republic, Romania and Poland, are grasping for government support to keep from going under and taking thousands of jobs with them.
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 Glencore’s Optimum coal now in hands of S. African’s President family Tegeta Exploration & Resources Ltd., controlled by the Gupta family and South African President Jacob Zuma’s son, is the new owner of optimum coal.
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.
April 13, 2016 US coal giant Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy Peabody's bankruptcy filing is one of the largest in the commodities sector since commodity prices began to fall in the middle of 2014.
April 13, 2016 Canada’s mining industry backs national carbon price The country's largest mining companies recommend a broad-based carbon price applicable to all sectors of the economy.
April 12, 2016 IMF warns of another 14% drop in metal prices this year The Fund's slightly more positive outlook for the Chinese economy not enough to halt metal price declines this year and in 2017.
April 11, 2016 Tree-top sampling program may help uncover new mineral deposits in B.C. Geoscience BC is looking at whether concentrations of trace amounts of metals found in trees could lead prospectors to the next big mineral discovery.
April 11, 2016 For the Navajo nation, uranium mining’s deadly legacy lingers As the Cold War threat petered out companies left, abandoning more than 500 mines in an area that is home to more than 250,000 people.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
