December 7, 2015

Responding to a depressed mining market

The immediate reactive response from most mines is to cut: cut costs, cut employee numbers, and cut output.

December 4, 2015

Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next week

One of the miner’s worst kept secret may be revealed as soon as Tuesday.

December 4, 2015

The mining supercycle and its demise

Supercycle meets Kubler-Ross.

December 3, 2015

West Virginia coal baron guilty of misdemeanour

Ex-Massey Energy boss, Don Blankenship, guilty on lesser count carrying maximum 1 year sentence in case relating to 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners.

December 3, 2015

How to win in any market: 9 rules for contrarian investing

When it comes to investing, the first rule thing you need to learn is effective management of your emotions.

December 2, 2015

World’s two biggest miners walking away from coal, but they are not telling

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have significantly cut their investments in coal, while repositioning behind the scenes.

December 2, 2015

US Senators urge Obama to raise royalties on federal coal to account for climate change, end exports

They want the President to use his executive authority to direct the Secretary of the Interior to significantly increase royalty rates to account for the social cost of carbon pollution…

December 2, 2015

Mining exports continue to support Australia’s growth

Despite tougher market conditions, Australian miners have continued to drive record export volumes.

December 1, 2015

Glencore could sell its troubled South African Optimum coal mine

Glencore's struggling South African unit, Optimum, which is currently embroiled in a dispute over the price of coal with power utility Eskom could be sold off, a firm appointed to…

December 1, 2015

Forty pct of mining companies expect to cut staff in 2016

Burnout and low morale.