January 14, 2016

Rio Tinto freezes all pay for 2016 as commodities rout bites

Chief executive Sam Walsh told employees he expected 2016 to be "an even tougher year" than the last.

January 14, 2016

Higher US dollar and lower fuel costs mean more profits for Australian miners

The US dollar has been on a tear. And for miners in certain jurisdictions, this has helped operators immensely, especially when coupled with lower fuel prices, which typically accounts for…

January 13, 2016

How the iron ore rout is helping rare earth prices

The world's largest producer of cerium – the bellwether for the rare earth industry – does so as a byproduct of iron ore mining.

January 13, 2016

Iron ore price drops back below $40

Iron ore price already down 8% in 2016, despite a surge in Chinese imports to 96 million tonnes in December, pushing 2015 cargoes to an all-time high.

January 13, 2016

South32 mulls acquisition of Anglo’s $1bn business in Brazil

Company is said to have sent out requests to investment banks as it seeks to hire an adviser to assist in the bidding process for Anglo American's niobium and phosphate…

January 12, 2016

One reason why no-one’s buying bargain mines

Volatility and fair value.

January 12, 2016

Here are the top 10 legal risks Canadian businesses will face this year

New climate change regulations are believe to be the main challenge for Canadian businesses this year.

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.