Every US metal producer is down for 2018, despite tariffs
Companies in metals and mining have been hit especially hard amid concern that the rising trade frictions from the tariffs have helped crimp economic growth.
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Red Mountain stands between the Cambria Icefield and its largest outlet, the Bromley Glacier. From the nearby town of Stewart, it is a 10-minute helicopter ride.
BHP to return $10.4 billion in buyback, special dividend bonanza
BHP had promised to return all of the net proceeds from the $10.8 billion sale of its U.S. shale business to shareholders when the deal was announced in July.
Troilus Gold discovers mineralization below current resource
The Z87 pit ultimately ran 350 metres deep and had a strike length of about 900 metres.
Capital-starved mining sector creates ‘buyer’s market’ for investors
Smaller mines and developers who previously found capital through retail investors in public markets are increasingly turning to specialist investors.
Ecuador aims to more than double mining value to GDP by 2021
Ecuador is being hailed as the biggest potential new source of supply of the metal used in renewable energy.
Gold miner Sibanye’s profit plunges after fatal accidents hit output
Shares in Sibanye-Stillwater hit a monthly low on Thursday, down 13.28 percent.
ArcelorMittal remains upbeat as US steel tariffs drive up prices
Arcelor reported a 42 percent year-on-year increase in third-quarter core profit (EBITDA) to $2.73 billion, roughly in-line with analyst expectations.
Gold miner Sibanye’s profit plunges after fatal accidents hit output
South Africa has the world's deepest gold mines and an earth tremor at one of Sibanye-Stillwater's mines killed seven miners in one incident alone in May.