May 20, 2015 Mitsui mulls expanding into food, drugs sectors to offset profit drop The firm created a new division in April to evaluate deals in those areas, and in the past six months has made mining infrastructure-related investments in the U.S. and Africa.
May 19, 2015 Iron ore is not in oversupply Only lower grade fines are oversupplied shows new research report.
May 19, 2015 Global gold, copper, iron ore output down in Q1 — report Much of the overall decline in reported gold output was due to a significant quarter-on-quarter production declines from AngloGold Ashanti, Goldcorp, and Sibanye Gold.
May 19, 2015 Coal of Africa gets the go ahead for its Makhado Project The miner was granted a New Order Mining Right (“NOMR”) for its flagship Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project in South Africa's Limpopo Province.
May 18, 2015 Europe set to adopt voluntary conflict mineral law Providing proof of origin of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold near conflict zones voluntary under law to be adopted this week.
May 18, 2015 ‘Skinny’ South32 disappoints on debut Market valuation at lower end of expectations on worries over dearth of reserves. BHP stock falls 6%.
May 18, 2015 Platinum price at 6-week high on deficit predictions New report highlights falling mine supply outside of Southern Africa and increased jewelry demand from China.
May 15, 2015 S. Africa chamber of mines refutes Govt. data, says members meet black ownership targets Saying that just over 20% of miners had met the black economic empowerment criteria is to tun a blind eye to the progress members have made so far, claims the…
May 15, 2015 At least 28 Nigerian children killed by lead poisoning from illegal gold mining Doctors found the victims had levels of lead in their blood that were 17 to 22 times higher than what it is internationally accepted.
May 14, 2015 Copper prices struggle on demand fears Demand fears continue to restrict the extent of upside moves, whilst supply disruptions at the mine level have more recently provided a floor to prices following the early-year sell-off.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
