February 8, 2016 Mongolia’s Gatsuurt project faces uncertainty The nation has struggled to manage its resources leading to disagreements and protests of mining operations.
February 8, 2016 Three-way claim between UK, India and Pakistan set for Koh-i-Noor diamond Pakistani court agrees to hear claim for diamond from Crown Jewels, once the world’s largest known diamond.
February 5, 2016 Mining among unhappiest industries to work in — study Experts looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.
February 5, 2016 Three missing after South African gold mine collapses, trapping 87 Trapped miners were brought to the surface through ventilation shafts.
February 5, 2016 UK scientists develop new method to find copper deposits Technique likely to become an inexpensive way to uncover rich copper deposits.
February 5, 2016 Why fundamentals are no longer relevant for gold Why have fundamentals failed so miserably to control the market, and are they relevant any longer?
February 4, 2016 Happy day for miners: shares up by levels not seen since 2008 The biggest winner was Anglo American (LON:AAL), which briefly posted its biggest ever one-day percentage gain, closing later still 15% up compared to the previous session.
February 4, 2016 Centerra can go ahead with new gold mine in Mongolia After a five-year delay, the country’s parliament has finally approved Centerra’s plans to mine the Gatsuurt gold deposit.
February 4, 2016 US scientists figure cost-effective way to extract rare earths from coal The new mineral processing technique also makes the extraction environmentally friendly.
February 4, 2016 Suncor cuts spending by 10% after posting $2bn loss on writedowns The Canadian oil giant lowered capital spending plan to between $6bn and $6.5bn from a November estimate of $6.7bn to $7.3bn.
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
