February 25, 2016 South32 looking for assets despite $1.75bn loss, massive layoffs Despite the loss and a 94% drop in earnings, analysts believe the company's modest debt of $116 million makes it well-positioned to act on opportunities.
February 22, 2016 BHP cuts divvy first time in 27 years, shakes up executive Iron ore and petroleum division heads to leave world number one miner after $5.7 billion loss in six months.
February 18, 2016 Vale keeps feeding iron ore glut, but misses estimate The surprise quarterly output decline offers some relief from a global glut of the steel-making ingredient that’s killing smaller competitors.
February 18, 2016 South32 in talks with Anglo American to buy manganese unit The spin-out from BHP Billiton says it is willing to take on the manganese ore venture if the price is right.
February 16, 2016 Indonesia to ease mineral export ban from 2017 The measure is part of a wider revision of the 2009 mining law that led to Indonesia's export edicts and other regulations.
February 12, 2016 Slumping commodity prices drive groundbreaking approaches to mining Economic blasts are rumbling the ground on which the mining industry stands these days. As nickel prices drop alongside copper and other […]
February 3, 2016 Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.
February 1, 2016 Sibanye Gold shopping for new mines, possibly including base metals The gold miner is expanding its portfolio to platinum, coal and uranium, as it also mulls an incursion in the base metals sector.
February 1, 2016 Canada’s Royal Nickel turns producer with two acquisitions Picks up private Australian nickel and gold mine and stake in Manitoba copper mine from VMS Ventures.
February 1, 2016 THEnergy review of the Energy and Mines Summit in London More than 200 delegates from the mining, renewable energy and finance sectors attended this event.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
