October 13, 2015 Botswana mines adopt South African online auction mechanism In a first for Botswana, major mines are now using online auctions to offload unwanted assets and recover revenue. This comes following the extensive success online auctions have experienced in…
October 13, 2015 S. Africa’s main coal union accepts wage offer, ends strike The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Chamber of Mines, which has been negotiating on behalf of the country’s main coal producers, will sign the agreement later today.
October 13, 2015 Four dead, two injured in a Bosnian coal mine accident The causes of the deadly incident at the operation, located in central Bosnia, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of Sarajevo, are unclear.
October 13, 2015 UK local council pensions lose over $1 billion with coal crash The decline in coal share prices has affected the pensions of millions of bus drivers, librarians, park attendants, school workers, housing officers and care workers, a new study from Platform…
October 12, 2015 Mick Davis first investment a $3bn contrarian gamble Mick Davis' X2 Resources has emerged as the last remaining bidder for Rio Tinto’s coal assets in Australia’s Hunter Valley.
October 12, 2015 The secrets of junior mining private equity risk managers A few years ago, there was a perception that private equity was going to come in and wash away the junior sector's worries about insufficient capital.
October 12, 2015 China launches massive military manhunt for coal mine killers Helicopters, drones search 16,000 square km area sealed off to find perpetrators of knife attack that killed 60 workers at a northwestern Chinese coal mine.
October 11, 2015 CHART: Mining tide is turning After the best week for commodity prices in more than three years, sentiment towards metals and mining may finally be turning.
October 11, 2015 Scrap could wipe out met coal, iron ore demand growth New study shows scrap replacing 1 billion tonnes of iron ore and met coal supply by 2050 as sustainability and environmental pressures intensify.
October 9, 2015 China mulls new coal curbs that would limit emissions but dent commodity demand Antipa Minerals has been one of first juniors to benefit from Rio Tinto’s push to find the mines of the future by expanding its pipeline of greenfield exploration projects.
China receives first shipment of Simandou iron ore A vessel carrying nearly 200,000 metric tons of iron ore arrived in Majishan port in East China's Zhejiang province on January 17. January 18, 2026 | 09:13 am
