January 1, 2017 SLIDESHOW: Mining on the mend – 2016 year in review The global mining industry rebounded from multi-year lows in 2016 – MINING.com's most popular posts of the year tell the story.
January 1, 2017 Owen Hegarty’s EMR buys Golden Grove copper-zinc mine The EMR Capital private equity firm run by Owen Hegarty has agreed to buy the Golden Grove copper and zinc mine in Western Australia from MMG for $US210 million ($291m),…
December 30, 2016 Freeport unloads California onshore oil assets for $592 million Freeport-McMorRan (NYSE:FCX) has divested another portion of its substantial oil and gas assets as the number one publicly-held copper producer continues on a path of debt reduction.
December 30, 2016 Major Stock Bear Still Looms The US stock markets spectacularly defied the odds in 2016, soaring after both the UK’s Brexit vote and US presidential election.
December 28, 2016 Norilsk Nickel buys Soviet-era copper concentrate for $1.1 billion One of Russia's largest mining companies has dropped a stash of roubles on copper concentrate that dates back to the Cold War.
December 28, 2016 Interview with Mickey Fulp: Contrarian plays, geopolitics and you Mickey shares what indicators he uses to guide the health of the economy and what those indicators are conveying.
December 22, 2016 AuRico Metals snaps up prospect generator Kiska Metals for CAD$9.6 million Aurico Metals (TSX:AMI) has added to its royalty portfolio and flagship B.C. asset through the acquisition of Kiska Metals Corporation (TSXV:KSK).
December 22, 2016 Trump win ignites hope for stalled Alaska copper, gold mine Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. expects the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to announce in the first quarter of 2017 that it will let the application process proceed for the controversial project.
December 22, 2016 CHART: China’s economy growing fastest since 2013 Turnaround in GDP expansion in world's top commodity consumer over the past few months "almost as sharp as in 2009" says new study.
December 21, 2016 The world’s mineral industry meets at PDAC 2017 “ Canada is looked to as a leader in mineral exploration and development,”
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
