July 20, 2016

US elections to give gold prices fresh boost despite roadblocks — analysts

Gold hit a three-week low in early US trading Wednesday, but analysts believe the overall trend is upward.

July 20, 2016

Heavy snowfall in Chile forces Anglo to cut annual copper target

Shares plunged after miner revealed that output fell almost across the board in the April – June period.

July 19, 2016

BHP’s copper output to bounce back

World's top miner expects to produce 1.7 million tonnes in 2017 as output at giant Escondida mine jumps 9%.

July 19, 2016

Mick Davis to overhaul X2 Resources as fund fails to close any mining deal

Recovering commodity prices and investors' veto on deals have frustrated Davis and his team in their search for mining and metals bargains.

July 19, 2016

Full of holes: why Australia’s mining boom will leave permanent scars

Australia is teetering on the edge of a massive hole – one left by huge mines that may soon close.

July 18, 2016

Mount Gibson’s new iron ore mine in Australia closer to final approval

The approval of Iron Hill mine would the iron ore producer to remain in business for another two to three years.

July 15, 2016

Chinese eye Atlantic Canada’s lithium project

Lithium prices have soared in the past year, and demand is set to outstrip supply by 2023.

July 14, 2016

BHP unlikely to reopen Samarco this year amid Brazil’s criminal probe

The firm said about 40% of its Brazilian workforce would take voluntary redundancy to reflect reduced production.

July 13, 2016

Queensland mining industry backs action to fix coal worker health screening

Queensland has released a final report into the re-emergence of coal worker pneumoconiosis, which confirms that a health screening system thought to protect underground coal workers has failed.

July 12, 2016

Glencore to sell Australian coal train fleet within 3 months

It expects to fetch between $755 million to $1.1 billion for the nine trains, which carry coal from mines in NSW to port operations on Australia's eastern seaboard.