May 11, 2016 Intrepid Potash idles US mine, lays off hundreds The Denver-based potash miner is placing its West facility in New Mexico in "care and maintenance” beginning July.
May 10, 2016 BHP resumes expansion plans, says not waiting for prices to recover Strategic shift comes as the world's biggest miner tries to regain investors' confidence.
May 6, 2016 Luxembourg aims high with asteroid mining deals It’s home to just a half-million people, but the country is not thinking small when it comes to the future of mining.
April 28, 2016 Vale back in the black on higher iron ore prices, currency Vale’s results for the first three months of 2016 makes it the best-performing major iron-ore miner so far this year.
April 28, 2016 Anglo American to sell Brazilian units to China Molybdenum for $1.5 billion The niobium and phosphates division, which consists of mines, plants, processing facilities, chemical complexes and deposits, was one of Anglo’s more profitable businesses.
April 27, 2016 Vale gives its potash project in Argentina a second chance The miner has scaled down the project and it now aim to produce 1.3 million tons of potash a year, down from the 4 million tons originally planned.
April 25, 2016 Emerging trends in the mining industry Despite the dilemmas in recent years, which continue to persist, emerging trends in the mining industry may offer solutions — or at least opportunities for improvement industry-wide.
April 22, 2016 X2 said to miss out on Anglo’s Brazilian mines Mick Davis's private equity firm not on shortlist featuring Vale, Mosaic and Eurochem for $1.5 billion phosphate and niobium operations in South America.
April 21, 2016 Miners spending again: $50 billion capex in five months Confidence returns to mining sector as announced capital outlays surge to $108 billion – greenfield project spending up three-fold in first quarter.
April 19, 2016 Potash miners hit by increased competition, supply amid low prices Analysts, companies expect prices to stay below 2015 levels for at least the next two years.
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