February 17, 2016

Fitch junks Anglo overhaul on South Africa fears

Ratings agency worries about exposure of much-diminished mining company to Africa; after restructure responsible for 54% of earnings.

February 17, 2016

India opens 100 mineral blocks to private companies

They cover an area of 12,000 square km and could be rich in gold, iron ore, tin and tungsten, among others.

February 17, 2016

Mining Indaba 2016 outcomes: Can the mining industry return to long term, sustainable growth?

With unstable markets, demand less easy to predict and commodities increasingly competitive on supply, the mining industry needs to evolve now more than ever.

February 17, 2016

Queensland Government shows support for mineral explorers

Government is reducing expenditure requirements for mineral explorers.

February 16, 2016

The story of the great mining project that wasn’t so

Here’s how you can prevent this from happening to you

February 16, 2016

These are the assets Anglo American is kicking to the curb

The miner is completely exiting coal and selling several assets, to focus only on copper, diamonds and platinum.

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.