December 1, 2015 Imperial Metals has been granted a permit to discharge water from tailings dam – Mount Polley mine The volume of water behind the dam has been rising and concerns had been raised in recent weeks about what could happen as snow melts and its capacity is exceeded.
December 1, 2015 BHP Billiton to slash copper production costs, increase output The miner expects to lower production costs to $1.08 per pound during the 2017 financial year, from a projected $1.21 per pound in the year ending June 2016.
December 1, 2015 KGHM taps BC start-up to help manage mine worksite A start up building worksite management technology for miners.
November 30, 2015 Mining majors capitulate as metals rout continues World's five largest mining companies together have lost an astonishing $570 billion in market value since 2011–the worst period of performance since 1966.
November 30, 2015 Iran mining bigger opportunity than oil Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors once sanctions are lifted – acquiring new mining equipment and technology is a top priority.
November 30, 2015 Up to 20,000 mining jobs gone in Australia by 2018 — report Mining investment in Australia is forecast to fall a further 58% the next three years.
November 30, 2015 The upside of a down mining market When the instinct is strongest to curl up in a ball and wait out the ravages of the down market is also when smart companies snap up distressed projects and…
November 29, 2015 China to slash copper output by 5% Copper producers in China are taking drastic measures to arrest the plummeting price.
November 29, 2015 Iran’s mines could bring in even more cash than crude Metals discovered from exploration worth about $700 billion.
November 27, 2015 Rio Tinto to go ahead with $1.9 billion bauxite project in Australia The Amrun mine is expected to open in 2019 and initially produce 22.8 million metric tons of bauxite a yera.
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
