November 19, 2015 Indonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officials The investigation aims to determine whether senior officials tried extorting Freeport’s Indonesian unit in return for letting the company continue to operate in the country.
November 18, 2015 The collapse of commodities in one simple chart Year to date gold is one of the better performers, but rhodium comes off worst.
November 15, 2015 Iron ore crisis could be followed by a nickel crisis for BHP Billiton and Vale The last thing two of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP Billiton and Vale , need today is speculation that after the disaster at their jointly owned Samarco iron ore…
November 12, 2015 US Congress grants citizens rights to own asteroid-mined riches Until now, there was no legislature clarifying issues such as whether resources mined from celestial bodies could be sold on Earth.
November 12, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: The industrial internet, and how it’s revolutionizing mining Learn in today's infographic how the "Industrial Internet", or the convergence of the global industrial sector with big data and the internet of things, is ushering in a new age…
October 30, 2015 China’s new 5-year plan brilliant news for mining At fifth plenum Beijing recommits to high economic growth rates, faster urbanization and indicates it's willing to step in to make it happen.
October 29, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: The story of Voisey’s Bay – the auction Part 2 covers the high-profile bidding war that ensued between rival companies such as Teck, Inco, and Falconbridge to buy Voisey's Bay.
October 28, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: The story of Voisey’s Bay The legendary story of one of Canada’s most significant base metal discoveries happened just before the dawn of the internet era.
October 22, 2015 Freeport logs third-quarter loss after massive oil and gas write-down The U.S’s largest mining company unveils plans to further slash copper and molybdenum output.
October 19, 2015 Vale iron ore output hits new record The world’s largest producer of iron ore continues to flood the market with the addition of 88.2 million metric tons in the third quarter of the year.
First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine. December 24, 2025 | 07:28 am
