March 31, 2016 Slowing China tops global executive fears for the first time March survey by McKinsey sees China trumping geopolitical instability, leadership change, terrorism, refugees and euro break-up as risks to global economy.
March 30, 2016 Thousands rally in Mongolia over foreign mining concessions The more than 2,000 people who gathered in Ulaanbaatar's Freedom Square claimed foreign companies have exploited Mongolia's mineral wealth, which accounts for 94% of the nation's exports.
March 30, 2016 Breakthrough aircraft to transform remote mining Lockheed lands $480m customer for aircraft combining power of helicopter, airplane and hovercraft dramatically altering mining and exploration economics.
March 28, 2016 Ultra-bearish call on copper, oil prices Barclays says commodity gains this year not supported by fundamentals– sector vulnerable to wave of investor liquidation that could knock prices down 20–25%.
March 27, 2016 China racking up copper inventories China is stashing away copper from London warehouses at a breakneck pace, which may put downward pressure on the price.
March 25, 2016 China’s Zijin Mining profit in 2015 hit by gold, base metal prices slump Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.
March 25, 2016 Barrick Gold chairman John Thornton takes a 76% pay cut He will receive $3.4 million for his work in 2015, including compensations and pension, a significant reduction from the almost $13 million he pocketed in 2014.
March 24, 2016 World’s No.1 copper miner Codelco posts historic loss of $1.4bn in 2015 For every penny copper prices drop, Codelco loses $36 million and Chile, the world's largest producing country, $50 million.
March 24, 2016 AME BC Welcomes Mineral Exploration Incentives in Federal Budget 2016 The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) welcomes incentives announced in the Government of Canada’s 2016 budget that assist mineral explorers and developers in British Columbia (BC).
March 24, 2016 US judge rules Barrick Gold must face group lawsuit over Pascua-Lama mine Class action claims that Barrick repeatedly and knowingly misled shareholders about whether Pascua-Lama complied with environmental regulations.
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