December 18, 2015 Gold price bounces back Gold market in turmoil as traders assess impact of first rate hike in nine years.
December 18, 2015 De Beers closing another diamond mine, this time in Botswana Debswana, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana, is set to close its Damtshaa mine and scale down production at Orapa.
December 17, 2015 2015: Twilight of the Supercycle A look back at mining and metals in 2015 through MINING.com's most popular stories of the year.
December 17, 2015 Goldman forecasts even more pain for iron ore The bank says prices will remain under $40 a ton for the next three years as China’s slowdown forces the sector into a long period of hibernation.
December 16, 2015 Zambian copper mining under threat, stable rules needed Hit by a slump in copper prices, Zambia should maintain stable mining policies and taxes to avoid losing out to new, lower cost mines elsewhere, said the Chamber of Mines…
December 15, 2015 The Chinese scramble to mine Africa 25-fold investment jump in less than a decade. That's how fast China's gaining control over Africa’s mining industry. And Beijing's only pushing harder now.
December 15, 2015 Barrick unveils early results of plan to buy back $1.15bn of its own debt The miner, which began the year with an over $13 billion debt, has vowed to reduce the hefty figure by $3 billion before the end of 2015.
December 14, 2015 Codelco eyes $600 million in savings, more job cuts in 2016 as copper in the pits Chief executive Nelson Pizarro said output will, however, remain untouched.
December 14, 2015 Diamond miners likely to cut prices further in 2016 to lift demand — Moody’s The rating and research agency expects producers to have to deepen cut prices as supply and demand challenges continue into the new year.
December 11, 2015 Some think not too soon for Anglo obituary Anglo-American perceived as "the most likely of the diversified mining majors to go bust" even if it "goes down fighting".
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
