February 15, 2016 Anglo American debt down to junk, outlook negative Moody's worried about company's bulk portfolio, especially iron ore, while its radical restructuring "faces high execution risk".
February 11, 2016 Teck Resources logs $536M loss in Q4 on depressed commodities, asset charge The loss includes a Cdn$598 million impairment charge on its Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta.
February 10, 2016 Congo gives up plans to change mining code The move could have driven away investors at a time of historically low commodity prices and energy shortages that are driving down output in the country.
February 10, 2016 Government throws lifeline to BC mines The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.
February 10, 2016 US mining and exploration investment declined 35 pct in 2015 The figure is the second largest year-over-year decline since the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) began reporting the series in 1948.
February 9, 2016 Colombia bans mining in country’s vast moorlands Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above the continuous tree line had been prohibited since 2011, but concessions granted before such ban had continued to date.
February 8, 2016 Bankrupt Alpha Natural Resources lays off over 230 coal miners This is the third time in a month the U.S. coal miner downsizes its workforce.
February 7, 2016 Government throws lifeline to B.C. mines The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.
February 5, 2016 Mining among unhappiest industries to work in — study Experts looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.
February 4, 2016 US scientists figure cost-effective way to extract rare earths from coal The new mineral processing technique also makes the extraction environmentally friendly.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
