September 24, 2016 Caterpillar sees green shoots in mining, but sales far from picking up The equipment maker is currently spending most of its R&D budget in its digital area, which aims to help miners reduce the amount of machinery needed at operations.
September 23, 2016 Dutch parliament votes to close down country’s coal industry The Dutch parliament has voted for a 55% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030, which would require the closure of all the country’s coal-fired power plants.
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.
September 23, 2016 Flashback Friday: The world’s scariest mining chart One year ago the most popular post at MINING.com examined how much longer the bear market in mining would last – compare and contrast.
September 22, 2016 US environmentalist to restart three met-coal mines Restarting idled coal mines might seem like an odd way to fight climate change, but that’s the plan for a U.S. conservationist and his business partners, who recently acquired three…
September 21, 2016 Peru, Brazil to emerge as Latin America’s new mining gems Peru’s significant copper project pipeline and Brazil’s competitive iron ore sector will consolidate them as main drivers of investment in Latin America’s mining sector, says BMI Research.
September 19, 2016 Rio Tinto is no longer worried about China’s growth The world’s second largest miner says is now rather “cautiously optimistic” in relation to what China's effect on commodity prices has in store.
September 16, 2016 Australia’s coal industry outlook ignites dispute Research suggesting that the country's economy would not be hurt by a gradual phasing out of coal production is met with ire.
September 16, 2016 Here is why the mining sector in sub-Saharan Africa is not ready to shine Operational challenges and regulatory uncertainty in the region will keep a lead on its resources sector until at least 2020, says BMI research.
September 16, 2016 Not with a bang but a whimper: How commodities may end year With supply gluts persisting from corn to oil, traders are already gearing up for declines.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
