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 5, 2016

Canadian miners need stronger oversight abroad: Liberal MP McKay

The politician is calling for stricter oversight of mining companies abroad after a New York Times front-page story over the weekend shone a spotlight on a Canadian mining company accused…

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

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 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 21, 2016

The richest and poorest countries in the world

The world economy is complex, but today’s series of maps will allow you to simplify your understanding of the relative wealth of people around the globe.

March 19, 2016

Cobalt, conflict minerals, and ‘unjustified stigmatisation’ of producers

The need for responsible mining practices is not new and has for many years been at the top of the agenda for many large scale mining companies.