December 7, 2015 More than 400 jobs to go at South32 manganese mine in South Africa The country's largest mining union said it had received notice from South32 about the planned cuts and wants the government to intervene.
December 7, 2015 Glencore axes jobs, coal output at Australia’s mine as price collapses The company will start cutting nearly 80% of its workforce at its Collinsville coal mine in March next year, as it dials back mining at the site.
December 4, 2015 Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next week One of the miner’s worst kept secret may be revealed as soon as Tuesday.
December 4, 2015 Down again: iron ore sinks below $40 a tonne It hit $39.40 a tonne, the lowest price ever recorded by price assessor The Steel Index (TSI), which began compiling data in 2008.
December 4, 2015 China’s steel giants lost $11 billion in first 10 months of 2015 That is more than double the profits reaped in 2014.
December 2, 2015 The iron ore price is in free-fall Following a heavy selloff in November, iron ore is down another 7% just this week with no support in sight.
December 2, 2015 Rio Tinto unveils one of largest diamonds ever found in Canada The 187.7-carat Diavik Foxfire diamond will be showcased in London before returning to Antwerp for detailed assessment.
December 2, 2015 World’s two biggest miners walking away from coal, but they are not telling BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have significantly cut their investments in coal, while repositioning behind the scenes.
December 1, 2015 Glencore could sell its troubled South African Optimum coal mine Glencore's struggling South African unit, Optimum, which is currently embroiled in a dispute over the price of coal with power utility Eskom could be sold off, a firm appointed to…
December 1, 2015 De Beers’ Kimberley Mines sold to Petra Diamonds, Ekapa Mining for $7.2m The sale marks the end of De Beers' century-long diamond mining history in South Africa.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am