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.
January 6, 2016 Dundee’s David Talbot says green energy trend is your friend David Talbot of Dundee Capital Markets forecasts uranium demand growth of about 6% compounded annually through 2020, which ought to be more than enough to kickstart depressed U3O8 prices.
January 5, 2016 Suncor not ruling out sweetening offer for Canadian Oil Sands The takeover bid expires on Friday.
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