August 16, 2016 Glencore tries to enforce its rights in Bolivia Bolivia seized three of Glencore’s operations in nine years and the Swiss giant is now initiating arbitration proceedings against the South American nation.
August 16, 2016 Mount Polley disaster could have been a lot worse — report Two years after the mine’s massive tailings pond collapse, the tarnished Golden Triangle environmental and economic fallout continues.
August 16, 2016 Soros cashes in as Barrick posts best-ever first half rally Soros Fund, which took a $263.7 million stake in Barrick Gold Corp. in the first quarter, cut its holdings in the world’s biggest producer of the metal by 94% in…
August 15, 2016 Hedge funds up bullish platinum, palladium bets near record Large scale futures speculators and PGM investors in physically-backed exchange traded funds are taking wildly different views of the outlook for the metals.
August 15, 2016 Nazi ‘gold train’ hunt in Poland is back on About a year after two treasure hunters claimed to have found a Nazi train in Poland, laden with gold and gems, a team of 35 researchers has resumed digging for…
August 15, 2016 Metso inks key deal with world’s largest copper miner Codelco To support the conversion of Chuquicamata, the largest open-pit copper mine in the world, to a large-scale underground mining operation.
August 15, 2016 Diamond giant Alrosa unearths 136.24-carat rock Currently unnamed, the stone is one of the largest diamonds ever recovered at the Nyurbinskaya open-pit mine.
August 15, 2016 Chile’s Codelco may slash copper output as it further cuts costs to the bone The world's top copper miner admits to be facing its “worst crisis ever” since created in 1976.
August 15, 2016 It’s not just oil – Canada’s potash industry is going through its own bust A wave of overbuilding and production increases in recent years — spurred by a spike in crop prices and a perceived demand that didn't quite materialize — have left the…
August 15, 2016 Colombia’s largest mine turns to Australian tech to reduce environmental impacts The Cerrejón mine is one of the world’s largest open cut coal operations.
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
