February 17, 2016 Australia’s Northern Star puts Plutonic gold mine on the market Plutonic is the highest-cost of Northern Star's five mines, producing around 79,000 ounces last financial year at an all-in sustaining cost of $1550 an ounce.
February 17, 2016 Stellar Diamonds secures environmental approval for Sierra Leone project The permit marks another key step in the process of moving towards development of the 1.45 million carat diamond resource in the West African country, said the company.
February 17, 2016 Over one-third of Australian underground mines plan to cut spending in 2016 The coal sector is the most likely to axe spending even further this year (38%), ahead of precious metals (25%), a new study found.
February 17, 2016 New technology helping keep miners afloat but prices still under water Gold miners in particular have stepped up technology investment within a falling capex budget, as the metal price in producers’ currencies has held up much better than other commodities.
February 16, 2016 Iron ore prices soar to 2016 high The steelmaking raw material is back in a bull market.
February 16, 2016 The story of the great mining project that wasn’t so Here’s how you can prevent this from happening to you
February 16, 2016 Indonesia to ease mineral export ban from 2017 The measure is part of a wider revision of the 2009 mining law that led to Indonesia's export edicts and other regulations.
February 16, 2016 These are the assets Anglo American is kicking to the curb The miner is completely exiting coal and selling several assets, to focus only on copper, diamonds and platinum.
February 14, 2016 Ancient Greek silver mine unearthed Archeologists working in Thorikos, Greece, have found a pristine silver mine that has lain untouched for over 5,000 years.
February 12, 2016 Argentina’s new government scraps mining taxes President Mauricio Macri has revoked a 5% tax imposed by the previous administration on mining companies.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
