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.

December 16, 2015

The world’s 10 highest mines

Eight of the world's highest elevation mines are in one country

December 11, 2015

Some think not too soon for Anglo obituary

Anglo-American perceived as "the most likely of the diversified mining majors to go bust" even if it "goes down fighting".

December 10, 2015

Fresnillo says pipeline rupture contained

Mexican authorities say about 450 tonnes of material was released.

December 10, 2015

Investors going crazy for world no 1 commodity company

For all the wrong reasons.

December 8, 2015

In January this guy launches a hedge fund to invest in metals

Orion's Oskar Lewnowski: "For a long time, metals were driven by financial flows... With those guys out, we are back to fundamentals."

December 7, 2015

Responding to a depressed mining market

The immediate reactive response from most mines is to cut: cut costs, cut employee numbers, and cut output.

December 4, 2015

The mining supercycle and its demise

Supercycle meets Kubler-Ross.

December 4, 2015

Giant mine pit ‘swallowing’ 400-year-old Peruvian town

The Peruvian city of Cerro de Pasco, perched high up in the Andes, is about to sink — literally and metaphorically — into the deeps of a half-century-old, open-pit zinc…

December 3, 2015

How to win in any market: 9 rules for contrarian investing

When it comes to investing, the first rule thing you need to learn is effective management of your emotions.