March 6, 2017 Value of mining M&A plunges to lowest level since 2004 While the number of deals made last year increased by a third, it's the low value of the M&A that stands out in EY's latest report.
March 6, 2017 Iron ore price drops to 1-month low, coking coal rebounds Iron ore stockpiles at Chinese ports reach record high, but Beijing steel and coal capacity cuts should lend support to high-grade imports, met coal prices.
March 6, 2017 Copper will trend lower this year: Jiangxi boss The head of China's second-largest copper refiner is sounding a bearish note on the red metal, even as the country is targetting higher economic growth.
March 5, 2017 Chinese coal draw-down gathers pace Coal continues to be the sector in the cross-hairs of Chinese plans to shift its energy mix away from fossil fuels and into cleaner renewables.
March 5, 2017 Mining industry leaders meet again at PDAC 2017 For the second consecutive year, PDAC will host the International Mines Ministers Summit (IMMS) with 25 countries attending to it.
March 3, 2017 Cobalt: will 2017 be a year of change? A number of suspensions, most notably Katanga Mining in the DRC, have contributed to a tight metal market.
March 1, 2017 Yancoal fresh loss casts doubts on planned acquisition of Rio’s mines Industry observers believe Yancoal will face several challenges when trying to complete a $2bn equity issue to finance the acquisition of Rio’s coal mines in the Hunter Valley.
February 28, 2017 China closing 150 gold mines Top gold producing country wants to modernize and consolidate its mining industry.
February 28, 2017 China’s coal consumption keeps plummeting, down for 3rd year in a row Coal accounted for 62% of the nation’s energy mix last year, down from 64% in 2015.
February 28, 2017 Canada’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba are the world’s new top mining destinations Both provinces displaced Western Australia from the first to the third place thanks partly to their rich mineral reserves, competitive tax regimes, efficient permitting procedures, and certainty surrounding environmental regulations.
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