November 1, 2016 Vale may reconsider selling $10 billion in core assets — report If prices for the commodities it mines continue to pick up, the firm must cancel plans to sell some of its best assets.
November 1, 2016 Copper price extends rally on China surprise Chinese gauge of manufacturing activity "unambiguously upbeat, consistent with broader evidence that economy is in the midst of a cyclical recovery"
November 1, 2016 15 dead, several trapped in coal mining explosion in western China China's coal mines continue to be among the deadliest in the world.
October 31, 2016 Aussie iron ore magnate Rinehart invests in UK’s biggest potash mine Sirius Minerals’ York mine is expected to be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted, generating an initial 10 million tonnes of polyhalite per…
October 31, 2016 Mining jobs finally picking up in Australia This is probably the headline most people who have lost their jobs in the last two years were dying to read.
October 28, 2016 Peabody Energy in restructuring talks with lenders, stakeholders — sources Peabody circulated a term sheet last week that implied the first lien debt would be impaired, prompting an organizational push, MINING.com has learned.
October 28, 2016 Chinese buy world’s largest mining project Rio Tinto announces deal to exit Guinea and giant Simandou iron ore project.
October 27, 2016 Vale board OK’s sale of fertilizer unit — report Most of the division’s assets will be acquired by Mosaic, the world’s largest producer of phosphate fertilizer.
October 27, 2016 Physical gold market in largest surplus in a decade New report shows higher gold price during third quarter sparked 20% surge in global scrap supply even as jewellery sales in Asia fall to multi-year lows.
October 27, 2016 China’s lithium-ion battery market: drivers behind it and its sustainability The China Lithium-Ion Battery market has seen a massive surge in growth over the last years, with a CAGR in excess of 50% since GCiS’ previous research conducted in 2011.
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