June 3, 2015

Zambia mulls cutting mining royalties even further

Mines minister Christopher Yaluma said reducing royalties below the recently revised 9% would make underground mining more cost effective.

May 22, 2015

US Congress passes bill on space mining

Welcome to the future.

May 19, 2015

Peruvian discovery may hold ‘hidden pool’ of rare earths

Capacscaya also has significant amounts of copper, zinc, cobalt, aluminum and iron ore.

May 18, 2015

Why Ricardo Carrión and Alberto Arispe are optimistic about mining in Peru

Arispe and Carrión highlight the mining-friendly government, the new production from many sources and point to several juicy projects that lack only the means to further unlock Peru's mineral riches.

May 12, 2015

News worth noticing

Constantine doubles its Palmer project resource. The Crocodile-Newmarket merger gives a team of heavyweights the foundation for a new midtier producer. Focus Ventures keeps advancing its Bayovar 12 phosphate project.

May 6, 2015

South32 gets going after BHP investors strong support, sees M&A opportunities

BHP Billiton shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the South32 demerger, a spin off that creates Australia’s third-largest mining company.

May 5, 2015

Survival guide for the mother of all bear markets from veteran bottomfisher John Kaiser

In this frank assessment of everything from gold and diamonds to potash and zinc, Kaiser Research Online author John Kaiser names for The Mining Report readers the companies that could…

May 4, 2015

Outside money starts to pour into mining M&A

Mick Davis hasn't spent a cent of his $6bn, but private money and non-mining players' share of M&A has already doubled in less than three years.

May 4, 2015

Zinc: The souffle always rises twice

This is quite a rollercoaster ride. Buckle your seatbelts it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

April 26, 2015

China is burning through its natural resources

China is the globe's top mining country, but its alarming reserves-to-production ratio is forcing domestic miners to hunt for deals in the rest of the world.