May 6, 2016 Landslide at jade mine in Myanmar leaves at least 13 dead Dozens are believed to be buried under the waste left by the mudslide in Myanmar’s Kachin state.
May 6, 2016 Rio Tinto goes ahead with $5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi Construction of the massive mine's underground portion will begin within months, with first production expected by 2020.
May 6, 2016 Canadian crude prices surge as fire hits Shell, Suncor output The worst wildfire in Alberta history is boosting Canadian crude prices as oil companies evacuate workers and shut in as much as 1 million barrels a day of output.
May 5, 2016 Copper price breakout point coming soon New study shows existing mines, committed projects will fill demand gap only until the end of the decade – then follows "marked downtrend in production"
May 5, 2016 The state of the global diamond industry going into summer 2016 Current industry data and commentary paints a mixed picture as to whether market fundamentals are stable enough to support growth.
May 5, 2016 World’s second-largest diamond ever found could fetch over $70M The rock, known as “Lesedi La Rona”, was unearthed in November in Botswana at a mine owned by Canada's Lucara Diamond.
May 5, 2016 Sibanye Gold wants more platinum assets, but also eying base metals, coal, uranium Despite the collapse in platinum prices last year, chief executive Neal Froneman is confident that the sector has turned a corner.
May 4, 2016 Mapped: The global coal trade The global coal trade doubled in the decade to 2012 as a boom took hold in Asia. Now, the coal trade seems to have stalled or even gone into reverse.
May 4, 2016 Operational ‘wrinkles’ take shine off Randgold’s results The miner slid the most in four years after reporting first-quarter gold production fell 11% due to operational problems at Kibali and Tongon mines.
China’s Baowu takes control of Simandou iron ore operator The company raised its stake in the Winning Consortium to 51% from 49%. January 30, 2026 | 10:05 am