April 1, 2016 Canadian police warn of new scam targeting out-of-work miners Red Maple Mining hoax has been popping up in a classified ad on the website Kijiji, Ontario officers say.
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 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 25, 2016 ArcelorMittal is selling LaPlace and Vinton steel plants in US The steel giant has agreed to sell both operations to Black Diamond Capital Management for an undisclosed sum.
March 24, 2016 Mitsubishi books almost $4bn in commodities-related write-downs About $2.5 billion of the total write-down was on its stake in Chilean copper mining and smelting company Anglo American Sur.
March 23, 2016 Commodity bulls twisting in the wind After rebound in sentiment, mining and metals sector increasingly vulnerable to outside shocks says new report.
March 23, 2016 Animation: How China trumps the US in trade The U.S. trade deficit with China reached record proportions in 2015.
March 22, 2016 The end of the global diversified miner? New report predicts mining's majors will increasingly move away from diversification strategies to concentrate on competitiveness in certain core sectors.
March 22, 2016 Rising prices, equities suggest end of mining bear market near For the first time in years, the mood at the recent Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto was buoyant.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
