January 29, 2016 World’s biggest iron ore port shut as cyclone to hit Australia BHP Billiton began evacuating workers from its Port Hedland export facilities early Friday.
January 28, 2016 Anglo American shares rally on iron ore output hike, cost-cutting measures The besieged miner plans to lower costs at its iron ore mines after boosting total annual output for the steelmaking ingredient.
January 28, 2016 Australia, Germany, Japan at high environmental risk due to reliance on coal — report The global coal industry is being squeezed by competition from cheap gas, declining demand and clean-air regulations that have raised costs for burning the fossil fuel.
January 27, 2016 Iron ore price: Seaborne trade is Opec on crack New warnings about impact of super-concentrated supply of steelmaking raw material.
January 27, 2016 Current mining downturn not a ‘normal’ one — Moody’s The ratings agency expects physical supply/demand imbalance to widen further, leaving miners in extremely weak conditions.
January 26, 2016 Gold hits 12-week high, on track for best month in a year Bullion prices are also set for a gradual recovery this year as demand increases in Asia and mine production contracts.
January 26, 2016 Vale reopens iron port for at least 60 days The company has now at least 60 days to come up with a plan to address and fix pollution problems tied to its operations Tubarão, one of Vale's most important…
January 24, 2016 Agreement gives uranium mining in Greenland a boost Good news for Greenland Minerals and Energy, which is aiming to develop a massive uranium and REE deposit in southern Greenland.
January 24, 2016 Clive Palmer and the nickel refinery collapse that wasn’t Clive Palmer could walk away from the administration linked to his Queensland Nickel refinery without losing the assets and leave creditors out in the cold.
January 22, 2016 Chile losing ground as top copper producer since metal price in the pits From 2005 to 2015 Chile's copper output rose a mere 8%, while Peru’s grew 37%, China’s 114%, Zambia’s 72% and Congo’s 956%.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
