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.
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.
Chow Tai Fook looks beyond glitter of gold with younger buyers, higher margins China's largest jewellery retailer is introducing new products and store formats as it moves into overseas markets. February 12, 2026 | 09:18 am
