October 20, 2016

Done deal: Centerra Gold buys Thompson Creek for $1.1 billion

With the deal Centerra gets its hands on Mount Milligan, a large mine in British Columbia and reduces its reliance on Kumtor mine, in Kyrgyzstan, for cash flow.

October 20, 2016

Rio Tinto to ship less iron ore despite increased demand from China

Smaller rival Fortescue Metals went the opposite way — it increased iron ore exports by 5% in the Sep. quarter.

October 20, 2016

2017 not so good for nickel: BMI

BMI predicts that in 2017 nickel prices will start to moderately decline, as the global market moves into 27.2 thousand tonnes surplus.

October 20, 2016

Cat scales back room and pillar business

CAT said it remains committed to existing customers.

October 19, 2016

Coal plant threatens Bengal tiger ecosystem

Unesco and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature want Bangladesh to stop the Rampal power plant.

October 19, 2016

Gold prices up

December Comex gold was last up $7.40 an ounce at $1,270.30.

October 19, 2016

Joy Global shareholders approve $3.7 billion acquisition by Komatsu

The deal still remains subject to closing conditions and regulatory clearances.

October 18, 2016

Thermal coal just hit $100 per tonne and may stay this high until 2017

The last time prices for the commodity were this high was in 2012.

October 17, 2016

Controversy surrounds South African coal mine

Atha-Africa's Yzermyn project sits in the Mabola protected area.

October 17, 2016

Miners find giant $170-million jade stone in Burma

Miners found a 175-tonnes heavy jade stone.