April 6, 2016 Vale cuts spending, management salaries The iron ore and nickel giant has reduced its forecast for capital spending in 2016 to $5.5bn from $6.2bn previously.
April 6, 2016 Canadians to develop space mining tool Deltion Innovations aims to design a drill that would prospect for water, ice and resources on the moon and beyond.
April 4, 2016 BHP Billiton, Wilson Security embroiled in Panama papers saga The mining giant and a security firm that guards major government buildings are among hundreds of Australian names linked to a Panama law firm that helps the rich hide money.
April 4, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: Receding Arctic ice unlocking fathomless mineral resources If you don’t mind frost and cost.
April 1, 2016 Mining’s Q1: The best it’s gonna get? Iron ore rally looks robust, but uranium approaches ten year lows.
April 1, 2016 BHP more than triples Brazilian staff in light of Samarco disaster It has also opened offices in Belo Horizonte, which is more than 100 km (70 miles) from its Samarco interests.
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%.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
