December 21, 2015 Gemfields fetches $29 million in Singapore rubies auction The company managed to sell 90,642 carats of the 92,136 carats it made available under the auction.
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 Aussie coal mine sold by Vale for $1 to reopen next year Stanmore Coal said it would employ 150 workers when the mine reopens in 2016; half the workforce in place when it closed last year.
December 16, 2015 Myanmar’s jade trade turns frantic Using heavy earth-excavators and explosives, miners have been tearing into Myanmar’s northern hills in recent months, before a new government takes office next year.
December 16, 2015 Joy Global swings to loss, cuts dividend The mining equipment maker said business conditions continue to be tough mostly due to a slower-than-expected recovery in the global economy and weak commodity prices.
December 16, 2015 Aussie court clears way for $12bn Carmichael coal mine With the ruling, the massive Carmichael coal mine and rail project has moved one step closer to final approval.
December 15, 2015 Rio Tinto closes $4.4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi mine The $4.4 billion deal involved international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of the U.S., Canada and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks.
December 14, 2015 Rio Tinto $4 billion financing deal for Oyu Tolgoi imminent — report The agreement, which is said to involve up to 15 banks, could be signed as early as Wednesday.
December 11, 2015 World’s first seafloor miner inks copper sales deal with Chinese customer The new agreement replaces a previous three-year contract that would have seen Nautilus supplying 1.1 million tonnes of unrefined copper ore to Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group.
December 10, 2015 China takes a big step forward On November 30th the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it would admit China's Renminbi currency, commonly known as the Yuan, to the select basket of reserve currencies that make…
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
