October 24, 2016 Protest ends at MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, exports to resume The process of restoring calm in local communities and the re-opening of essential infrastructure is now underway, said the miner Monday.
October 24, 2016 CHART: No stopping insane coal price rally Steelmaking coal surges again and seaborne price for coal used in power generation reaches highest since May 2012.
October 23, 2016 Chinese coal-mining boss sentenced to death The former manager of a Chinese state-owned coal-mining firm has been found guilty of accepting bribes and given a death sentence.
October 20, 2016 Rio Tinto to ship less iron ore despite increased demand from China Smaller rival Fortescue Metals went the opposite way — it increased iron ore exports by 5% in the Sep. quarter.
October 20, 2016 2017 not so good for nickel: BMI BMI predicts that in 2017 nickel prices will start to moderately decline, as the global market moves into 27.2 thousand tonnes surplus.
October 20, 2016 Cat scales back room and pillar business CAT said it remains committed to existing customers.
October 18, 2016 Thermal coal just hit $100 per tonne and may stay this high until 2017 The last time prices for the commodity were this high was in 2012.
October 17, 2016 Miners still sceptical that coal surge will hold Prices rose after China — the world’s biggest consumer and producer — cut its output.
October 17, 2016 Peruvian farmer who died in protest against MMG’s Las Bambas mine was shot to death — Gov’t He is the first person to die in clashes over mining under new President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Chinese buyers and sellers expect gold rush to continue despite record prices Business in January this year was his best ever in around 20 years in the trade, the executive manager of gold trader Swiss Investors Corp. said. January 27, 2026 | 07:32 am
