Anglo American may fully exit Brazil — report
The company is said to be wanting to offload its Barro Alto nickel mine and the vast Minas-Rio iron ore complex.
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The silver fix may have its days numbered
The benchmark has settled outside the same day’s spot trading range, at least 10 times in the last six months.
THEnergy review of the Energy and Mines Summit in London
More than 200 delegates from the mining, renewable energy and finance sectors attended this event.
Dev Randhawa: Fission CEO talks failed Denison merger, Chinese investment and uranium outlook 2016
The uranium price is a pure function of demand and the number of reactors in China is set to reach 38 by the end of this year.
Despite De Beers and Rio’s efforts, global diamond output to jump 1.3% this year
The miners concerted effort to limit global diamond supply is forecast to be offset by stable Russian production, new mines, and production increases by Dominion Diamond and Petra Diamonds.
Driest mines in North America
Some of the mines on this list get less than 100 mm of precipitation per year.
U.S. coal for electricity plummets to 45-year low
The main culprit? Cheap natural gas.
This is what’s making iron ore prices even worse
Iron ore prices, traditionally influenced primarily by demand and supply factors in the physical market, are showing signs of becoming “financialised” as paper trading increasingly plays a part in driving prices.
Explorer Aston Bay signs $40-million preliminary deal with BHP on copper asset
Tiny Aston Bay Holdings (BAY-V), a junior with a copper-zinc project in Nunavut, seized the market’s attention by announcing a preliminary joint-venture deal with the world’s largest mining company.
