December 7, 2016

Capital allocation: Canadian miners’ top priority for 2017

With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian miners next year will be capital allocation, strategic deal making and employing new technology and innovations, a report shows.

December 6, 2016

World’s top single mine iron ore firm needs 500–600 workers

Pilbara's Roy Hill is ramping up to 55m tonnes per year capacity.

December 6, 2016

Trump’s impact on metals and mining in one chart

Interactive: Donald Trump's victory has created winners and (huge) losers for the mining industry.

December 5, 2016

Big mining’s age of austerity far from over

But asset sales will slow says new report.

December 5, 2016

Kumba receives the 2016 ET Carbon Disclosure Leader award

Kumba Iron Ore, a business unit of Anglo American has been named as one of the Carbon Disclosure Leaders for 2016 by Engaged Tracking (ET) Index Research and the only…

December 5, 2016

Glencore becomes sole owner of Newlands, Collinsville coal mines in Australia

After buying ought out its two Japanese partners, Itochu Corp and Sumitomo Corp.

December 1, 2016

Glencore to resume dividend in 2017 as debt reduction on track

Soaring coal prices have helped Glencore, the world’s biggest provider of the thermal kind, straighten its balance sheet.

November 29, 2016

Iron ore, met coal prices plunge on Chinese steel meltdown

Wednesday sees more heavy losses with steel, coking coal futures on course for biggest one-day declines on record – iron ore drops 8%.

November 29, 2016

Exploring green growth opportunities for Pilbara

The Norwegian-based company Sahara Forest Project has signed a cooperation agreement to start a feasibility study to explore opportunities for producing food, freshwater and clean energy near the Western Australian…

November 29, 2016

Horizonte to raise $11.2M to fund Brazil’s next major nickel mine

Araguaia, which hosts a proven and probable mineral reserve of almost 25 million tonnes grading 1.77% nickel, is expected to begin production by 2019.