January 31, 2018 These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018 Consulting firm Deloitte has published what it says will be the top-10 global trends in the mining industry this year.
January 30, 2018 Rags to riches tale ends in disaster for ‘mini-Glencore’ Elman, 77, has watched another global commodity-trading powerhouse collapse before his eyes over the past year: his own.
January 30, 2018 Rio Tinto autonomous trucks now hauling a quarter of Pilbara material The miner's autonomous haulage system (AHS) fleet has already moved over one billion tonnes of ore and waste material within the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
January 29, 2018 Appeal of $15m BC thermal coal terminal project rejected by court The appeal against the terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks was made by two community groups backed by Ecojustice last week.
January 29, 2018 Union at Colombia’s Cerrejon votes to strike after talks fail Cerrejon accounts for 37% of the country's coal output, the world's fifth-largest exporter of the mineral, and a strike is likely to affect exports.
January 29, 2018 Anglo American exits South African coal with sale of New Largo mine Last year, the miner sold other coal assets that exclusively supplied South Africa’s power utility Eskom, including New Vaal, New Denmark and Kriel collieries.
January 26, 2018 South Africa’s RBCT says 2017 coal exports at record high RBCT, Africa's largest coal export facility, said it aimed to export at least 77 million tonnes this year.
January 26, 2018 Union, Colombia’s Cerrejon mine return to talks in bid to avoid strike A 10-day voting period for union members to decide whether to stop work after failed talks ends on Monday afternoon.
January 25, 2018 Teck says Elkview incident to cost 200,000 tonnes in production This comes a week after the miner reported a "significant pressure" event at the mine.
January 25, 2018 Canada’s Gahcho Kue diamond mine boosts Anglo American output, but copper flat The company beat expectations on Thursday with a 5% increase in 2017 production.
First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine. December 24, 2025 | 07:28 am