January 5, 2016 Miners, commodities traders brace for La Niña The last time the weather event was present, it wrought havoc on the mining industry in Australia, with thermal and coking coal mines in Queensland hit by flooding from cyclones…
January 5, 2016 Centerra Gold worker arrested in Kyrgyzstan after ‘horse penis’ remark The incident is Centerra Gold's second brush with Kyrgyzstan authorities in recent months.
January 4, 2016 The world’s 10 coldest mines With temperatures that can drop to nearly -50°C, these mines offer some of the most challenging working conditions in the world.
January 3, 2016 Malaysia may suspend bauxite mining Malaysia is pushing to suspend bauxite mining due to concerns about its impact on the environment, a cabinet source said on Saturday, threatening to interrupt supplies of the aluminium-making material…
December 31, 2015 Banro announces US$98.75 million financing with Resource FinanceWorks Includes a a gold streaming transaction relating to the Twangiza mine.
December 30, 2015 China won’t approve new coal mines until 2019 The decision, part of a series tough measures, seeks to cut both oversupply and a worsening pollution crisis in the country.
December 30, 2015 Millions of people being contaminated with toxic mercury used in mines The largely unregulated use of mercury has created a major worldwide environmental hazard.
December 29, 2015 This was the top-performing mining commodity of 2015 Despise missing expectations for the year, uranium was one of the very few commodities to experience gains this year.
December 29, 2015 Former Aussie coal magnate Nathan Tinkler buys Anglo American mine The Dartbrook coal mine has been mothballed since 2006, when Anglo placed it in care and maintenance.
December 28, 2015 Freeport-McMoRan chairman resigns, shares plummet The company's co-founder James Moffett will step down as chairman and quit the board.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
