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.
January 5, 2016 Miners, commodities traders brace for La Niña The last time the weather event was present, it wrought havoc on the mining industry in Australia, with thermal and coking coal mines in Queensland hit by flooding from cyclones…
January 5, 2016 BC mining in 2016: New mines on track despite dire outlook Hard decisions by some mining companies are required in 2016 if they are to avoid solvency problems, warns the Bank of Merrill Lynch.
January 4, 2016 What rising tensions between OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and Iran may mean for oil prices Given that oil is down at the moment with the news out of Middle East, what would take oil to move materially to US$50 would be some supply outage coming…
Chile’s copper industry eyes double-digit growth after reforms Sonami, which represents mining companies, also forecast the average price of copper at $4.50 per pound this year. January 13, 2026 | 11:09 am
