February 5, 2018 Randgold doubles dividend as CEO charges against DRC mining code Randgold boosted divvy to $2 a share, after a year of record production and soaring profits, but warned the good times may be over soon as it’s now facing demanding…
February 2, 2018 The great coal mining jobs boom has been postponed So far, repeal of the Clean Power Plan has not really equated with putting coal miners back to work, something Trump has pledged to do again and again.
February 2, 2018 Commodity boom has a dark side as cost creep erodes windfall Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs.
February 2, 2018 Goldman all but says the mining supercycle is back “The environment for investing in commodities is the best since 2004-2008” – Goldman Sachs
January 31, 2018 Coal snared in headwind as traders flee $300 billion market The halcyon days of coal trading seem to be over as buying and selling of the world’s most widely used power-plant fuel plunged last year.
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.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
