March 3, 2016 South African government, mining firms agree to delay 16,000 job cuts The deal also proposes facilitating the sale of struggling mines.
March 2, 2016 Platinum market to record 5th deficit in a row this year Mining supply returns to pre-strike level but recycling falls.
February 16, 2016 These are the assets Anglo American is kicking to the curb The miner is completely exiting coal and selling several assets, to focus only on copper, diamonds and platinum.
February 10, 2016 Hope fades for three gold miners trapped underground in South Africa The three workers were trapped on Friday morning, when the lamp room where they were on duty collapsed into an 80-metre hole.
February 5, 2016 Three missing after South African gold mine collapses, trapping 87 Trapped miners were brought to the surface through ventilation shafts.
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 2, 2016 Anglo American risks eviction from FTSE 100 FTSE 100 reweighting to take place in March.
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 Anglo American may fully exit Brazil — report The company is said to be wanting to offload its Barro Alto nickel mine and the vast Minas-Rio iron ore complex.
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.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
