January 6, 2017 EPA says Colorado mine spill equivalent to 4 to 7 days of ongoing acid drainage In a final report, the agency acknowledges that concentrations of some metals at the Animas river following the spill were higher than historical mine drainage.
January 6, 2017 Glencore may take full control of Mutanda copper mine The Swiss firm already has a 69% stake in the DRC mine, which jointly owns with Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler.
January 5, 2017 INTERACTIVE: Mining emerges from slump With only a couple of exceptions, metal and mineral prices rallied in 2016 – see at a glance how far the industry has come.
January 5, 2017 US Republicans pass bill to block last minute Obama regulations on coal Congress has now the power to kill in one fell swoop dozens of regulations and executive orders recently issued by President Barack Obama.
January 3, 2017 Tree leaves and termites may be key to finding gold deposits Australian researchers say acacia trees and termites that thrive in arid climate conditions can guide explorers towards rich gold deposits.
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.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
