May 12, 2015 This is how BHP plans to be the world’s lowest-cost iron ore miner CEO Andrew Mackenzie announced the firm would cut capital and exploration expenditure to $9 billion in the 2016 financial year from $12.6 billion in 2015.
May 12, 2015 Spot uranium price ignores fundamentals The main reason for price correction may not be the growing demand but the producers’ inability to meet the consumers’ price expectations.
May 12, 2015 Major blow to illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon: 59 arrested The country's armed forces raided 63 illegal mines operated by leftist guerrillas, blowing up machinery and arresting dozens.
May 11, 2015 World Bank grants Tanzania $45 million to improve mining sector Africa's No.4 gold producer is also rich in coal, uranium, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.
May 11, 2015 Rio’s new coal chief sees commodity recovery in the ‘very’ far distance Jean-Sébastien Jacques thinks it will take three to four years for thermal coal prices to recover.
May 10, 2015 Government board rules against Arctic uranium mine A $2.1 billion proposal to build a uranium mine in the Canadian far north will not be proceeding anytime soon.
May 10, 2015 Major miner in B.C., on verge of bankruptcy, says overdue payments coming Walter Energy, Inc. says it will come through with $64.2 million in interest payments due May 15 following concerns it was facing bankruptcy.
May 9, 2015 Asia’s $800 billion nuclear splurge to unlock uranium motherlode A nuclear-power boom in Asia that’s set to drive up uranium prices is triggering a resurgence in mining in Australia, home to the world’s largest reserves.
May 8, 2015 Copper, iron ore prices hold up despite China trade shock Overall Chinese imports plummeted 16% in April as coal enters free-fall, but iron ore's decline was modest and copper shipments jumped 5%.
May 8, 2015 Global CO2 levels reach historic record The monthly global average concentration of CO2 in March was the highest since scientists began tracking this greenhouse gas in the global atmosphere.
Copper price: Global exchange stocks top 1 million tonnes first time in 21 years Copper stocks on the world's biggest metal exchanges have exceeded 1 million tons for the first time since 2004. February 16, 2026 | 12:35 pm
