May 3, 2017 Dozens trapped, two killed in Iranian coal mine explosion The blast took place at a mine located in Iran's northern Golestan province on Wednesday morning.
May 2, 2017 South32 buys stake in Canada’s Arizona Mining for $81 million The Perth-based miner has agreed to purchase 45 million shares of the Canadian junior at a price of $2.45 per share, or about 15% of Arizona Mining’s outstanding shares.
April 18, 2017 South32 drops $200 million plan to buy Peabody coal mine The miner said it was unwilling to take the steps required to satisfy Australian steel makers to get the approval of the transaction, which would have its major deal since…
April 6, 2017 Buy precious, sell base (metals)….. Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger explains why he believes base metals are overbought and precious metals, especially silver, are set to appreciate.
March 16, 2017 America’s infrastructure shortfall could be an investor’s best friend Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases its report card on the condition of America’s infrastructure, and for the second time since 2013, our nation’s roads,…
January 19, 2017 Curb your copper price enthusiasm – report "The run-up in base metal prices, particularly after the US Presidential election, may be getting ahead of fundamentals."
January 15, 2017 EPA won’t pay mine spill claims The US Environmental Protection Agency won’t pay the $1.2 billion in claims filed by local governments, farmers, ranchers, tribes, and river-running raft companies.
January 9, 2017 ‘Trump effect’ on resurgent Iranian mining sector close to none — analysts Any re-instatement of sanctions will, if at all, pose minimal additional hurdles to new investors, BMI Research says.
January 8, 2017 CHART: How every commodity performed in 2016 It was an up and down year for commodities, but things ultimately finished in the black.
January 6, 2017 EPA says Colorado mine spill equivalent to 4 to 7 days of ongoing acid drainage In a final report, the agency acknowledges that concentrations of some metals at the Animas river following the spill were higher than historical mine drainage.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
