January 8, 2016 Worst year for US mining jobs since 1986 12 straight months of losses see 129,000 positions eliminated, the deepest jobs cuts in 29 years and the third worst annual decline since 1939.
January 6, 2016 Private capital won’t touch mining Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.
January 3, 2016 Argentinian lithium-potash project sold for $5 million Canadian merchant bank Aberdeen International (TSX:AAB) has purchased a lithium-potash project in Argentina through a share purchase agreement valued at CAD$5 million.
December 28, 2015 Sirius Minerals to supply 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year to Chinese firm The offtake deal with Huaken International is for seven years from the moment the York Potash mine is up and running.
December 28, 2015 Commodity price slump undercuts mining sector Chinese demand kept Canadian mines humming - now there's too much supply of metals, minerals.
December 22, 2015 Study shows 96% of some mining jobs can be automated INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Don't just think truck drivers – 38% of first line mining supervisors' activities can be automated using CURRENT technology.
December 22, 2015 Canada’s Quebec okays $1.2 billion phosphate mine The open-pit mine – the largest in Canada near an inhabited area – is expected to create 475 construction jobs and 375 permanent positions.
December 22, 2015 What to expect for 2016: Top predictions for the mining industry Will commodities continue to “bump along the bottom” or is a recovery coming by mid-year? The jury is out.
December 21, 2015 Caterpillar to pay $74 million after found guilty of stealing trade secrets England-based supplier Miller UK won a case filed five years ago, in which accused CAT of misusing classified information to produce its own coupler, rather than buying it from them.
December 17, 2015 2015: Twilight of the Supercycle A look back at mining and metals in 2015 through MINING.com's most popular stories of the year.
Copper price rally and rate cuts drive analyst bets on Peru, Brazil Peru is best placed to capitalize on the copper cycle due to its high export exposure to the red metal, analysts said. February 19, 2026 | 07:11 am
