January 11, 2016 Arch Coal files for bankruptcy amid decline of US sector Miner seeks to cut $4.5 billion in debt.
January 10, 2016 Will taxpayers get stuck with the bill to clean up strip mining coal sites? The issue of how to pay for mine reclamation is flying below the surface of the general public even though the matter is, literally, above ground and right before the…
January 8, 2016 Worst year for US mining jobs since 1986 12 straight months of losses see 129,000 positions eliminated, the deepest jobs cuts in 29 years and the third worst annual decline since 1939.
January 8, 2016 Top Chinese bank buys 1,500 tonne London gold vault Beijing's ICBC, the world's largest bank, is also applying to become a clearing member of the $5 trillion over the counter London bullion trade.
January 8, 2016 India to end decades-old state monopoly on coal mining Delhi is hoping the measure will reduce the nation’s reliance on coal imports.
January 8, 2016 Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.
January 8, 2016 Chart of the Week: “Worst start in history” In our review of the economic events of 2015, we noted that the simple turning of a calendar page does not rectify the problems of the previous year.
January 6, 2016 Private capital won’t touch mining Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.
January 6, 2016 Mining deaths in the U.S. fell to historic low in 2015 Eleven of the 28 deaths last year occurred at coal mines, a sector that has seen employment decrease significantly in recent years, especially in Appalachia.
January 6, 2016 Saudi-Iran dispute won’t cause lasting oil price rally Oil prices jumped on the first trading day of 2016 as Middle East tension outweighed a selloff in financial markets around the world.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
