November 1, 2016 Vale may reconsider selling $10 billion in core assets — report If prices for the commodities it mines continue to pick up, the firm must cancel plans to sell some of its best assets.
November 1, 2016 BHP Billiton jumps on the electric car bandwagon The world’s largest miner sees electric vehicles boosting copper demand.
October 31, 2016 Aussie iron ore magnate Rinehart invests in UK’s biggest potash mine Sirius Minerals’ York mine is expected to be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted, generating an initial 10 million tonnes of polyhalite per…
October 30, 2016 Anglo American plots £2bn South African mines spin-off Anglo American is sounding out investors about a multi-billion pound spin-off of its South African operations in an attempt to pacifiy growing pressure from its biggest shareholder to consider a…
October 28, 2016 $50 trillion in new investment needed to match global energy demand in next 20 years: Rio Tinto director According to non-executive director Megan Clark, such investment would be needed to fund an energy market expected to grow by 40% through until 2035.
October 26, 2016 Mick Davies’ X2 Resources fails to deliver, frees investors from commitments Launched three years ago with a $5.6bn war chest, the fund once hailed as leader of a new wave of mining investment changes course.
October 25, 2016 Zijin, Shandong go after Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in Argentina The potential sale of a 50% stake in Veladero mine could fetch Barrick more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the matter say.
October 25, 2016 Anglo American soars on positive production report Shares were up more than 5% after the firm posted higher output across all divisions, except for copper, and said market conditions for its diamond business had improved.
October 25, 2016 Vale, BHP iron ore venture can’t pay creditors Brazil's suspended iron ore producer Samarco misses another payment on its $3.8 billion debt as it struggles to stay afloat following deadly dam burst.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
