January 8, 2016 Asteroid miner 3D-prints spacecraft prototype with alien metal What Planetary Resources' 3D-printed model so impressive is the fact that it’s made entirely out of metal that’s not from Earth.
January 8, 2016 Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.
January 7, 2016 Iron ore prices to fall back into the $30s — Citi Prices fell Thursday for a second consecutive session. According to Metal Bulletin, the spot price for benchmark 62% fines dropped by 0.46%, or 20 cents, to $42.91 a tonne.
January 7, 2016 Centamin ups 2016 production target for its gold mine in Egypt The miner is one the very few bullion miners to have performed well during one of the most difficult markets conditions affecting gold producers in decades.
January 7, 2016 This is the recently found largest blue star sapphire ever, and it’s worth $100M The massive gem, named the “The Star of Adam”, could sell for up to $175 million.
January 6, 2016 Canada’s Imperial Metals halts production, lays off 100 due to low copper prices Low copper prices have forced the Vancouver-based firm to lay-off more than one-third of the workforce at its Huckleberry mine in northwestern British Columbia.
January 6, 2016 Mining deaths in the U.S. fell to historic low in 2015 Eleven of the 28 deaths last year occurred at coal mines, a sector that has seen employment decrease significantly in recent years, especially in Appalachia.
January 6, 2016 Gold hits seven-week high on global cues, miners soar The precious metal is building on gains from earlier in the week, triggered mainly by escalating geo-political tensions in the Middle East and North Korea’s nuclear test.
January 6, 2016 Malaysia imposes three-month ban on bauxite exports to fight pollution The country, the biggest supplier of bauxite to China, said the ban takes takes effect from Jan. 15.
January 6, 2016 Dundee’s David Talbot says green energy trend is your friend David Talbot of Dundee Capital Markets forecasts uranium demand growth of about 6% compounded annually through 2020, which ought to be more than enough to kickstart depressed U3O8 prices.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
