November 4, 2016 Will permanent magnets save the rare earth industry? The permanent magnet and catalyst sectors will continue to provide the largest markets for rare earths in the next ten years to 2026.
November 3, 2016 Glencore did better as commodity trader than miner in Q3 While output was down for most commodities it mines and sales, it has improved earnings forecast for its trading unit.
November 2, 2016 Coal price rally bypassing US miners As seaborne coking (up 227% year-to-date) and thermal coal (up 128%) continue to rally, decline in US domestic prices, exports resume long-term down trend.
November 1, 2016 Glencore to reopen yet another coal mine in Australia The move comes only a few days after it resumed operations at Collinsville mine in Australia's Queensland state.
November 1, 2016 Vale may reconsider selling $10 billion in core assets — report If prices for the commodities it mines continue to pick up, the firm must cancel plans to sell some of its best assets.
November 1, 2016 Copper price extends rally on China surprise Chinese gauge of manufacturing activity "unambiguously upbeat, consistent with broader evidence that economy is in the midst of a cyclical recovery"
November 1, 2016 15 dead, several trapped in coal mining explosion in western China China's coal mines continue to be among the deadliest in the world.
October 31, 2016 Aussie iron ore magnate Rinehart invests in UK’s biggest potash mine Sirius Minerals’ York mine is expected to be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted, generating an initial 10 million tonnes of polyhalite per…
October 31, 2016 Mining jobs finally picking up in Australia This is probably the headline most people who have lost their jobs in the last two years were dying to read.
October 28, 2016 Peabody Energy in restructuring talks with lenders, stakeholders — sources Peabody circulated a term sheet last week that implied the first lien debt would be impaired, prompting an organizational push, MINING.com has learned.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
