August 10, 2016 Cave explorers check South Korean gold mine Australian gold miner, Southern Gold Ltd (“Southern Gold”), advises that the novel use of cave explorers has been employed to initiate exploration on a second gold- silver project in South…
August 10, 2016 Lenders throw a lifeline to bankrupt Peabody Energy The coal giant also said it would review its assets in Australia to run a smaller but "more profitable" basis.
August 9, 2016 Japan Canada Oil Sands to keep Hangingstone project offline until further notice The project, one of Canada’s oldest, will remain closed until benchmark oil prices rise above US$50 per barrel.
August 8, 2016 Manila targets gold miners in latest crackdown Could shut down 60% of Philippines output – Asia's number three gold producer.
August 8, 2016 China’s war on coal keeps fuelling prices recovery — up 30% since April Beijing’s decision to ease production has sent coal prices soaring this summer.
August 5, 2016 Goldman Sachs: Copper price heading for $1.80 “Company guidance and our estimates suggest that copper is entering the eye of the supply storm.”
August 3, 2016 More Grasberg uncertainty for Freeport No early talks on Indonesia licence extension, export permit expiring next week still being negotiated.
August 2, 2016 Oyu Tolgoi copper, gold production drops Lower grades and reduced mining at open pit expected with massive underground expansion of Mongolian mine at least five years away.
August 2, 2016 Australia cashes in on bauxite boom, fuelled by Chinese demand Bauxite miners ride the wave as China steps up aluminum production.
August 1, 2016 Nickel price jumps on Manila mining crackdown Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte tells miners "We will survive as a nation without you" as ministry shuts down three nickel mines in a month.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am