March 8, 2016 Goldman rains on everyone’s parade, says commodities rally won’t last The recent surge in prices of gold, oil and other commodities has come prematurely, says the bank, arguing that lower prices are needed for markets to rebalance.
March 8, 2016 Landslide at Glencore Katanga mine in DRC leaves 2 dead, 5 missing Causes of the wall collapse at the open pit KOV mine are still unclear.
March 8, 2016 EY: Distress and divestments to dominate mining deals in 2016 EY notes that after the fifth consecutive year of declining deal volume and values, increasing levels of financial distress will trigger more divestments, spin-offs, joint ventures and possibly hostile takeover…
March 8, 2016 Chile helping miners to stay afloat, but threat of labour reform, lower copper prices loom The government has set aside some $20 million through June to assist small and medium miners
March 7, 2016 Messe Frankfurt Argentina selected to organize Arminera trade fair until 2021 The Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies (CAEM) has called for bids for the organization of Arminera in order to promote the exhibition, which has been in the market in 10…
March 7, 2016 Cameco slowly expands world’s biggest uranium mine, betting on recovery Cameco's McArthur River mine in northern Saskatchewan is expected to produce 20 million pounds this year.
March 7, 2016 Silver Standard to buy fellow Canadian miner Claude Resources The deal values Claude Resources at Cdn$377 million in total or the equivalent of about $1.65 per share.
March 7, 2016 Mongolia settles row with Canadian miner, pays $70 million The move comes as the Asian country is launching a new program this week that aims to attract mining exploration.
March 7, 2016 Global mining exploration down 19% in 2015 The global exploration sector continues to struggle against strong market headwinds, a new reprt shows.
March 4, 2016 Mining to boost Peruvian GDP this year despite low copper prices The country expects around $56 billion worth of mining projects to come on stream this year.
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