July 25, 2016

China snaps up $4.5bn worth of overseas mining assets in just six months

Most of them have been after existing operations and companies, rather than trying to build mines from scratch.

July 21, 2016

Vale iron ore output falls in second quarter but still beats estimates

It produced 86.82 million tonnes of iron ore in the April-to-June period, down 2.8% from a year earlier.

July 20, 2016

Heavy snowfall in Chile forces Anglo to cut annual copper target

Shares plunged after miner revealed that output fell almost across the board in the April – June period.

July 19, 2016

BHP’s copper output to bounce back

World's top miner expects to produce 1.7 million tonnes in 2017 as output at giant Escondida mine jumps 9%.

July 19, 2016

Canadians spent over $32bn in mining acquisitions in first half of 2016

Overall, Canadian deal-making in the first half of the year fell in line with the global cooling down trend that has followed the record valuations of 2015.

July 19, 2016

Mick Davis to overhaul X2 Resources as fund fails to close any mining deal

Recovering commodity prices and investors' veto on deals have frustrated Davis and his team in their search for mining and metals bargains.

July 19, 2016

Full of holes: why Australia’s mining boom will leave permanent scars

Australia is teetering on the edge of a massive hole – one left by huge mines that may soon close.

July 14, 2016

Indian coal push hurting Indonesian exports

India's status as a major coal importer is starting to wane, and that is having a negative effect on a major supplier: Indonesia.

July 13, 2016

Queensland mining industry backs action to fix coal worker health screening

Queensland has released a final report into the re-emergence of coal worker pneumoconiosis, which confirms that a health screening system thought to protect underground coal workers has failed.

July 13, 2016

Coal India, Gov’t unfairly snapped up lands for mine expansions — Amnesty

Coal India, which produces more than 80% of the country’s coal, plans to increase annual output to about 1 billion tonnes in the next four years.