November 19, 2015 A brutal year for mine financing explained in just one chart A miserable $400 million down from a high of $4.6 billion in 2012.
November 19, 2015 Chinese commodity trade barometer at record low The Baltic Dry Index which tracks bulk shipping rates on more than 50 routes around the world drops to lowest since 1985.
November 19, 2015 Caterpillar sales down again, almost three straight years The biggest drops were in the construction sector in Latin America (-41%) and in the resources industry in Asia (-37%).
November 17, 2015 K+S Potash to hire 150 workers for its Canada’s Legacy project The Legacy mine, located approximately 50km north of the city of Moose Jaw, will be the first new potash operation built in the last 40 years in Saskatchewan.
November 16, 2015 Caterpillar: Supercycle China isn’t coming back Sales of excavators expected in China for entire 2015 is fewer than the total in March 2011 alone.
November 16, 2015 Mining in Europe began more than 4,000 years ago, study reveals Mining in the Alps dates back much further than previously thought — in the Austrian region of Montafon since the Bronze Age.
November 14, 2015 British potash mine to shed 220 jobs Britain’s only potash mine is cutting hundreds of jobs and switching away from potash production in a further blow to industry in north-east England.
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 4, 2015 Glencore shares soar on faster than expected debt reduction The stock ignored news from Zambia where President Edgar Lungu said he would not allow the firm to lay off workers at its Mopani Copper Mine, as it mothballs it…
November 3, 2015 US fertilizer Mosaic profit beats expectations, but sales drop The company also fell behind the consensus estimates for both earnings and revenue.
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