January 28, 2015 Antofagasta expects slightly weaker-than-expected copper output Chilean mining firm Antofagasta expects a smaller-than-expected increase in production this year after posting annual output for 2014 in line with its guidance.
January 28, 2015 Report on what caused Mount Polley disaster expected this week The highly anticipated independent expert panel report will determine the cause of the dam failure and is expected to lead to new safety standards for the entire Canadian mining industry.
January 27, 2015 Freeport-McMoRan slashes capital spending, to divest stake in Indonesian unit The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue has already slashed its capital budget for the year by $2bn and it is ready to make further cuts.
January 27, 2015 Congo risking billions with planned tax hike, mining code revision The central Africa nation may also lose its position as the continent’s top copper producer.
January 27, 2015 Yukon Zinc temporarily closing Wolverine Mine Some crew will be assigned to care and maintenance.
January 26, 2015 Rio Tinto to drop Oyu Tolgoi $1.6bn royalty if expansion gets ok from Mongolia Documents obtained and verified by The Australian, show that Rio Tinto offered Mongolia to forsake a “net smelter return” of 2% cent of the project’s revenue.
January 26, 2015 Mongolia’s bonds slump with copper as spat with Rio stalls mine Mongolia’s dollar bonds and currency sank to record lows this month as a slide in commodity prices and a dispute with Rio Tinto Group over developing one of the world’s…
January 26, 2015 Zambia’s new leader to keep polemic mining tax Newly elected President Edgar Lungu wants to keep mining royalties at 20%, as opposed to the 6% companies were paying a month ago.
January 26, 2015 Loonie to hit 85 cents US in 2016 as Bank of Canada hikes key rate, TD forecasts Canadian dollar expected to fall to 75 cents U.S. before slowly climbing back to 85 cents by the end of 2016
January 24, 2015 Mining stocks fall as copper, iron ore price reach new lows Heavy selling across the board as commodities reach fresh multi-year lows, forecasts are slashed and weakness returns to precious metals.
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
