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.

January 28, 2016

Caterpillar sees no signs of mining improvement

Quoting levels "very low" and machines already sold are not being put into service by mining companies.

January 28, 2016

Anglo American shares rally on iron ore output hike, cost-cutting measures

The besieged miner plans to lower costs at its iron ore mines after boosting total annual output for the steelmaking ingredient.

January 28, 2016

Anglo American and Lonmin heap pain on South African mining with 9,000 job cuts

Embattled miners have cut jobs in the face of plunging commodity prices, putting pressure on the South African government