January 20, 2016 Oil, Asian stocks rout deepen miners wounds Miners suffering fresh sell-off as oil price falls and the IMF lowers growth forecast for China, rattling investors.
January 20, 2016 Double-digit growth expected for Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico — Scotiabank Despite recent market volatility and exposure to low oil and commodity prices, the countries growth won't be affected, says the bank.
January 19, 2016 Apple, Sony, Samsung linked to child labour claims in cobalt mines Consumer products sold across the globe could contain traces of the metal produced by informal Congolese mines, who employ children as young as seven, says Amnesty International.
January 19, 2016 Freeport Indonesia boss steps down Maroef Sjamsuddin's decision comes less than a month after the chairman of the U.S. mining giant stepped down.
January 19, 2016 PotashCorp mothballs Picadilly mine, leaves more than 420 jobless The indefinite suspension of the Picadilly mine, in Canada's New Brunswick, is expected to cut the company's capital costs by $50 million in 2016 and $135 million over the next…
January 19, 2016 Booming Kibali boosts exploration investment in DRC Randgold Resources has expanded its operations in Congo following the success of the Kibali gold mine, which will lead to the miner exceeding its full year production guidance for the…
January 19, 2016 Areva earned $300 million in US uranium enrichment contracts last year The announcement comes as the company is laying off about 50 workers in Lynchburg, Virginia, a bit more than half the jobs it has cut in the US as of…
January 19, 2016 Grupo Mexico seen bucking copper slump as analysts recommend buy Mexico’s biggest copper producer is leveraging its relatively low debt and strong profit margins to invest more than $4.6 billion expanding some of its mines.
January 19, 2016 Trans Mountain pipeline battle set for NEB hearing today Brace yourselves Canadians, the pipeline drama is about to heat up again.
January 18, 2016 MMG’s gigantic Las Bambas mine in Peru makes first copper shipment to China The company shipped roughly 10,000 tonnes of copper concentrate from Las Bambas from the Port of Matarani to China on Jan. 15.
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
