January 15, 2016 US sets moratorium on new federal coal leases The freeze on new leases for coal mined from federal lands is part of a sweeping review of the federal coal plan.
January 14, 2016 Rio Tinto freezes all pay for 2016 as commodities rout bites Chief executive Sam Walsh told employees he expected 2016 to be "an even tougher year" than the last.
January 13, 2016 How the iron ore rout is helping rare earth prices The world's largest producer of cerium – the bellwether for the rare earth industry – does so as a byproduct of iron ore mining.
January 13, 2016 Iron ore price drops back below $40 Iron ore price already down 8% in 2016, despite a surge in Chinese imports to 96 million tonnes in December, pushing 2015 cargoes to an all-time high.
January 13, 2016 China, Russia lead central banks gold buying spree The nations were once again the biggest buyers, with China adding 21 tonnes and Russia 22 tonnes in November to their respective reserves.
January 13, 2016 President Obama to revamp coal industry, calls miners to ‘invest in the future’ In his final State of the Union address, Obama said companies leasing coal and oil rights on federal land should pay more for the effects those fuels have on climate…
January 13, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: Animation – the most populous countries in the world, over 100 years Today's animation shows how the world's most populous countries will change over the coming years.
January 12, 2016 Chile mulls scrapping copper funding for military Codelco chairman, Oscar Landerretche, wants the government to scrap the country’s Copper Law, which forces the firm to give 10% of its annual export revenue to the Armed Forces.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
