May 13, 2016 South Africa allows biggest ever class action against gold giants to go ahead High Court decision opens the way for up to 500,000 current and former miners to pursue a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against mining companies over respiratory diseases contracted at work.
May 11, 2016 Miners going broke – worst still to come New report says mining and metals companies set to default on debt at more than three times the historical rate going back to 1983.
May 11, 2016 Global gold output to remain weak despite price recovery BMI Research analysts also believe gold prices bottomed in 2015 and expect the metal to edge higher over the coming quarters.
May 9, 2016 Freeport sells prized African copper mine Tenke Fungurume in the DRC goes for $2.65 billion to China Molybdenum – Freeport also offloading Africa exploration project and cobalt refinery in Europe.
May 6, 2016 Worst week for iron ore price since October 2011 Rout continues ahead of crucial Chinese import data.
May 5, 2016 Copper price breakout point coming soon New study shows existing mines, committed projects will fill demand gap only until the end of the decade – then follows "marked downtrend in production"
May 5, 2016 Iron ore price drops below $60 Down 9% since Monday as Chinese speculators pull out and Rio Tinto CEO warns of oversupply.
May 5, 2016 The state of the global diamond industry going into summer 2016 Current industry data and commentary paints a mixed picture as to whether market fundamentals are stable enough to support growth.
May 5, 2016 Sibanye Gold wants more platinum assets, but also eying base metals, coal, uranium Despite the collapse in platinum prices last year, chief executive Neal Froneman is confident that the sector has turned a corner.
May 4, 2016 Mapped: The global coal trade The global coal trade doubled in the decade to 2012 as a boom took hold in Asia. Now, the coal trade seems to have stalled or even gone into reverse.
Congo pitches new $29 billion iron ore and logistics project The first phase of the project would require the construction of heavy rail and transport on the Congo River. January 13, 2026 | 10:11 am
