January 13, 2016 China, Russia lead central banks gold buying spree The nations were once again the biggest buyers, with China adding 21 tonnes and Russia 22 tonnes in November to their respective reserves.
January 13, 2016 South32 mulls acquisition of Anglo’s $1bn business in Brazil Company is said to have sent out requests to investment banks as it seeks to hire an adviser to assist in the bidding process for Anglo American's niobium and phosphate…
January 13, 2016 US coal miners’ struggles at dawn of 20th century not too far from today’s Documentary to air Jan. 26 on PBS tells the story of how coal miners came together in a protracted struggle for their rights.
January 13, 2016 President Obama to revamp coal industry, calls miners to ‘invest in the future’ In his final State of the Union address, Obama said companies leasing coal and oil rights on federal land should pay more for the effects those fuels have on climate…
January 13, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: Animation – the most populous countries in the world, over 100 years Today's animation shows how the world's most populous countries will change over the coming years.
January 13, 2016 Here’s how e-waste can produce more gold than mining Fifty pounds of gold and 20,000 pounds of copper could be extracted from one million discarded cell phones, if processed properly, says academic.
January 12, 2016 Chile mulls scrapping copper funding for military Codelco chairman, Oscar Landerretche, wants the government to scrap the country’s Copper Law, which forces the firm to give 10% of its annual export revenue to the Armed Forces.
January 12, 2016 Endeavour silver production above expectations, but gold falls It mined 7.2 million ounces of silver last year, or about the same than in 2014, but gold output fell 4% to 60,000 ounces.
January 12, 2016 Eldorado Gold halts much of its mine construction in Greece, cuts jobs The decision comes after more than a year of confrontations with the Greek government that included permits being revoked and delayed several times.
January 12, 2016 Feeling abandoned, Saudi Arabia ups the ante Last week a major diplomatic crisis developed between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the Saudi execution of Nimr al Nimr, a charismatic Shiite cleric and anti-Sunni political activist.
Indonesian coal association says quota cuts risk mine shutdowns Indonesia flagged plans to slash coal output to about 600 million tons a year in a bid to boost prices for the commodity. February 01, 2026 | 09:05 am
