November 24, 2016 Zinc shoots to 8-year high on expected metal deficit The last time the benchmark zinc price was this high, Americans were in the throws on an election that saw Barack Obama take over from George W. Bush.
November 9, 2016 Coal, oil industries see brighter future after Trump victory He has promised to ease regulations on the coal and oil sectors, and pull the US from global agreements aimed to curb climate change.
November 8, 2016 Gold demand plummets as central banks, consumers hold off — WGC Consumer demand for jewellery, coins and bars, dropped by a quarter as high prices slowed down acquisitions from top consumers China and India. Investments, however, were up by 44%.
November 3, 2016 The world’s hardest working gold mines Ten gold mines that timed the gold price rally to perfection – Barrick owns four of them.
October 31, 2016 Endeavour Mining expects fourth quarter to be strongest yet Year to date, the company has produced 408,000 ounces of gold from its five mines in Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana, which represents a 8% increase compared to the same…
October 21, 2016 Worker dies at La Escondida mine La Escondida is 57.5% owned by BHP Billiton and 30% owned by Rio Tinto.
October 12, 2016 Caterpillar, GE invest $30M in material-transport robotics company US$30 million to focus on self-driving vehicles for material transport inside manufacturing and warehouse operations.
September 23, 2016 Rare metals expert predicts North American shortage of lithium for EVs The amount of lithium being produced in North America will not be enough to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles, but the problem could be alleviated through recycling, says…
September 23, 2016 If Trump wins, he’ll scrap Clean Power Plan and go after EPA In a nutshell: Less rules, more drilling and more digging.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
