November 6, 2016 First copper-nickel mine in Minnesota inches forward The company behind Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine is putting its shoulder to the wheel of a project that has been over a decade in the making.
November 4, 2016 Rio’s Simandou sale ‘could crush the price of iron ore’ "It would of obvious strategic benefit for China to control a major iron ore deposit and add new supply to discipline the market."
November 3, 2016 Glencore did better as commodity trader than miner in Q3 While output was down for most commodities it mines and sales, it has improved earnings forecast for its trading unit.
November 1, 2016 Glencore to reopen yet another coal mine in Australia The move comes only a few days after it resumed operations at Collinsville mine in Australia's Queensland state.
November 1, 2016 Vale may reconsider selling $10 billion in core assets — report If prices for the commodities it mines continue to pick up, the firm must cancel plans to sell some of its best assets.
October 31, 2016 Aussie iron ore magnate Rinehart invests in UK’s biggest potash mine Sirius Minerals’ York mine is expected to be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted, generating an initial 10 million tonnes of polyhalite per…
October 31, 2016 Changes to the Kumba Board Kumba is pleased to announce the appointments of Ms Nonkululeko Dlamini (nee Veleti) and Mr Seamus French as non-executive directors to the Board, with effect from 1 November 2016.
October 31, 2016 Mining jobs finally picking up in Australia This is probably the headline most people who have lost their jobs in the last two years were dying to read.
October 31, 2016 Equity markets all but closed for mining IPOs Miners have to look at debt, private investors and alternative financing like pre-pays for growth capital according to new report.
October 30, 2016 Anglo American plots £2bn South African mines spin-off Anglo American is sounding out investors about a multi-billion pound spin-off of its South African operations in an attempt to pacifiy growing pressure from its biggest shareholder to consider a…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
