June 7, 2016 Top miners squandered $200 billion during boom Capital spending by the world's largest miners since 2010 amounted to $632 billion – 32% of which has now been written off says new report.
June 7, 2016 Chinese mining companies feel misled by Canada, report says An internal report by Ottawa's ambassador to Beijing details a raft of complaints from the China Mining Council about the unwanted surprises some mining companies encountered in Canada.
June 2, 2016 Sirius Minerals lines up contractors for huge potash mine, may lower cost estimates Sirius' mine, located beneath a U.K. national park, is set to generate an initial 10 million tonnes per year of polyhalite – a form of potash.
June 1, 2016 GRAPHIC: Uranium juniors defy bear market pricing Uranium's down more than 20% in 2016, dragging down producers. Uranium exploration stocks have moved in the opposite direction – something's gotta give.
June 1, 2016 Chinese factory jobs are disappearing – copper pays the price Fresh fall brings monthly copper price decline to more than 10% as gauge of Chinese manufacturing shows rate of job losses near post-financial crisis record.
June 1, 2016 ‘Aurora Green’ diamond smashes records after fetching $16.8 million It set a world auction record for a green diamond and became the highest price per carat ever paid for a gem that colour.
June 1, 2016 Brazil’s mining sector to recover lost ground as iron ore, metal prices stabilize Higher gold prices will push miners to restart or speed up development of projects, leading a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions in the country, according to BMI Research.
May 30, 2016 Increasingly bearish indicators weigh down lead price By far the best performing base metal of last year, lead demand has run into serious headwinds this year – lithium's just one of them.
May 30, 2016 US coal ash highly rich in rare earths, scientists find Rare earths content was tested using hydrofluoric acid, which is much stronger and more efficient than industrial methods, but is too hazardous to use on a large scale.
May 27, 2016 Mounting risks of impairments globally in coal investments Changes sweeping the electricity sectors in Japan and China suggest a hugely uncertain future for coal-fired power and a rapidly increasing risk of stranded assets.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
