December 15, 2015 Rio Tinto closes $4.4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi mine The $4.4 billion deal involved international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of the U.S., Canada and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks.
December 14, 2015 Rio Tinto $4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi imminent — report The agreement, which is said to involve up to 15 banks, could be signed as early as Wednesday.
December 14, 2015 Codelco eyes $600 million in savings, more job cuts in 2016 as copper in the pits Chief executive Nelson Pizarro said output will, however, remain untouched.
December 14, 2015 Ian Ball: Above average capital allocation yields above average results in mining an Ball brings us Abitibi Royalty Search, an online platform where mining companies in need of financing can easily submit geological data on their projects for consideration.
December 14, 2015 Millrock makes a bold move into B.C.’s Golden Triangle This morning, the company announced it has picked up three large exploration projects in the Golden Triangle region of northwestern British Columbia.
December 14, 2015 Stock sell-off puts mining sector’s future in question Ultimately the widespread selling is evidence of investors’ revulsion for a sector that has struggled with falling prices for four years and has demonstrated no clear schedule for a recovery.
December 11, 2015 World’s first seafloor miner inks copper sales deal with Chinese customer The new agreement replaces a previous three-year contract that would have seen Nautilus supplying 1.1 million tonnes of unrefined copper ore to Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group.
December 10, 2015 Goldcorp caught in middle of Mexican gang war Rival gangs are preying on a small community at Goldcorp's Los Filos gold mine in Mexico's Guerrero state leaving at least 26 people dead since mid-2014.
December 10, 2015 Fresnillo says pipeline rupture contained Mexican authorities say about 450 tonnes of material was released.
December 10, 2015 Rob McEwen, the investor, has some advice for mining executives everywhere Rob McEwen, explains why he still thinks that this is a possibility in the next four years and how companies can take advantage of technology to ensure that a price…
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
