February 15, 2017 China may tighten up coal output curbs again as prices collapse Restrictions would remain in place for six months, with some mines and areas possibly excluded.
February 15, 2017 Northern Dynasty stock hammered by short-seller report Shares in the Canadian miner behind the stalled Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska nosedived after a report branded the venture as “worthless.”
February 14, 2017 Striking workers at BHP’s Escondida mine accept Gov’t mediation The meeting is not a return to mediation but an attempt to agree to return to the negotiating table, the union said.
February 14, 2017 Kumba’s earnings doubled on higher prices, cost cutting measures The Anglo American's unit logged earnings of $607 million for 2016, basically double the $304 million it recorded in 2015.
February 14, 2017 Freeport halts Grasberg mine, begins sending workers home The firm has not been able to ship copper from the mine in over a month due to a ban on concentrate exports that kicked in on January 12.
February 13, 2017 Weak finish for the Canadian Mining Eye Index in Q4 — EY EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index declined 13% in the last quarter last year as weak gold and nickel prices offset copper and zinc gains.
February 13, 2017 Gold miners hammered by metal’s biggest one-day loss this month Shares in most gold miners fell Monday as the precious metal price dropped more than 1% in early trading and was steadily heading to its largest single-session loss of the…
February 13, 2017 Oreninc Index rebounds as cash pours into juniors It rebounded in the week ending February 10, 2017 to 90.26 from 76.28 the previous week.
February 13, 2017 Newcrest doubles first-half profit, to pay divvy The miner attributed the good results to higher metals prices, increased gold and copper output and productivity improvements.
February 13, 2017 Iron ore soars past $92 a tonne, highest price in 2.5 years Prices for the steelmaking commodity have more than doubled in value over the past year following near-decade lows of $38 a tonne in December 2015.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
