January 12, 2016 Anglo American officially out of the Middle East The miner has finally completed the sale of assets from its Tarmac joint venture to a subsidiary of French engineering and construction group Bouygues.
January 11, 2016 The world’s northernmost mines They are all located in just three countries: Norway, Russia and Canada.
January 11, 2016 How this northeastern Quebec city is getting burned by the collapse in iron ore prices At the corrugated-iron-walled congress centre in Sept-Îles on a snowy late-November day, organizers of a chamber of commerce luncheon are turning away late arrivals.
January 8, 2016 Brazil tailings dam spill much smaller than original estimates BHP Billiton said Friday the dam burst at the Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil released 32m cubic metres of sludge, almost half earlier estimates.
January 8, 2016 Worst year for US mining jobs since 1986 12 straight months of losses see 129,000 positions eliminated, the deepest jobs cuts in 29 years and the third worst annual decline since 1939.
January 8, 2016 Asteroid miner 3D-prints spacecraft prototype with alien metal What Planetary Resources' 3D-printed model so impressive is the fact that it’s made entirely out of metal that’s not from Earth.
January 8, 2016 Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.
January 8, 2016 Chart of the Week: “Worst start in history” In our review of the economic events of 2015, we noted that the simple turning of a calendar page does not rectify the problems of the previous year.
January 7, 2016 Anglo American teeters on the brink Fresh selloff brings year loss to 80%. Outside metal prices rebounding (aka divine intervention) and barring extending a begging bowl, what will save Anglo?
January 7, 2016 Iron ore prices to fall back into the $30s — Citi Prices fell Thursday for a second consecutive session. According to Metal Bulletin, the spot price for benchmark 62% fines dropped by 0.46%, or 20 cents, to $42.91 a tonne.
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