August 26, 2016 Striking Bolivian miners lift roadblock after killing country’s deputy minister Rodolfo Illanes (56) was kidnapped Thursday, tortured and beaten to death according to officials.
August 26, 2016 Kinross Gold halts Maricunga mine in Chile, lays off 300 workers Suspension of Maricunga comes earlier than planned after a court upheld the country’s regulator decision to shut down the water system linked to the mine over environmental concerns.
August 25, 2016 Mining has nothing to fear from Fed rate hikes Study shows commodities have been the best performing asset class during Fed rating hike cycles since 1983 with average returns for industrial metals 44%
August 25, 2016 South32 posts $1.6bn loss but pays maiden dividend The miner continues to look for new assets, including Anglo American’s 40% stake in their manganese joint venture — Samancor.
August 25, 2016 Sibanye logs steep rise in half-year profit, mulls platinum mines future The miner said it was is currently assessing the operational and financial situation of its platinum division, which may require "remedial action".
August 25, 2016 This Australian man just found a massive 4kg gold nugget Named “Friday’s Joy,” it is expected to sell for more than $190,000.
August 24, 2016 Poland halts Nazi ‘gold train’ hunt sooner than expected A new timetable for the search is expected to be unveiled on Friday, at a news conference called by the digging team.
August 24, 2016 Goldcorp struggles with leak at Mexican mine Mexican regulators are examining whether broke any regulations in its handling of a long-running leak of contaminated water at Mexico's biggest gold mine.
August 24, 2016 Glencore posts worst half-yearly profit since listing in London Despite a rebound in commodity prices and successful costs cuts, Glencore remained in the red in the six months to end-June.
August 24, 2016 More companies confirm departure from coal lobby group ACCCE Two more coal companies have confirmed their departure from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) this month.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
