February 3, 2016 India mulls key investment to set iron ore plants in Iran According to official figures, Iran has now more than $10 billion of investment pledges under its belt.
February 3, 2016 PDAC recommends measures to support Canadian mineral exploration in pre-budget submission The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada is asking the government to increase the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) to 30% for a period of three years.
February 3, 2016 Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.
February 3, 2016 South Africa’s opposition claims Glencore ‘forced’ to sell coal mine The country's biggest opposition party said the mines minister and state power utility made Glencore sell its Optimum coal operation.
February 2, 2016 Anglo American risks eviction from FTSE 100 FTSE 100 reweighting to take place in March.
February 2, 2016 Canadian prospectors holding on to long-term resources demand forecast However, they acknowledge that there are no signposts yet in the market that suggest mineral prices will rebound soon.
February 1, 2016 Sibanye Gold shopping for new mines, possibly including base metals The gold miner is expanding its portfolio to platinum, coal and uranium, as it also mulls an incursion in the base metals sector.
February 1, 2016 Anglo American may fully exit Brazil — report The company is said to be wanting to offload its Barro Alto nickel mine and the vast Minas-Rio iron ore complex.
January 31, 2016 U.S. coal for electricity plummets to 45-year low The main culprit? Cheap natural gas.
January 29, 2016 Chinese miners rescued after 36 days trapped underground Rescuers drilled two big holes into the tunnel to save the trapped miners, who were brought to the ground in a capsule.
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
