February 22, 2016 Barrick to spend about $2 billion in US, Peru gold projects The world’s largest gold miner also said it would redeem up to $750 million in notes to help cut debt by at least $2bn this year.
February 22, 2016 Chile’s small-scale miners battling to stay afloat amid copper rout They are at the sharp end of a commodities downturn which has led half of all the small mining operations in top copper exporter Chile to shut in the last…
February 19, 2016 Junk status beckons for these 14 miners Anglo American and Freeport's credit ratings were recently slashed to well below investment grade – other marquee mining names may soon share the same fate.
February 19, 2016 Cases of malaria on the rise in Colombia’s mining regions, study shows Cases of the mosquito-borne disease in Colombia have been skyrocketing, but only in areas where mining activities have increased, a new study shows.
February 18, 2016 Vale keeps feeding iron ore glut, but misses estimate The surprise quarterly output decline offers some relief from a global glut of the steel-making ingredient that’s killing smaller competitors.
February 18, 2016 South32 in talks with Anglo American to buy manganese unit The spin-out from BHP Billiton says it is willing to take on the manganese ore venture if the price is right.
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 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.
February 12, 2016 Brazilian court blocks assets of Vale and BHP worth $120 million The ruling seeks to ensure payment of damages related to a deadly dam rupture at a jointly owned iron ore mine in early November.
February 11, 2016 X2 in the running for Brazilian niobium – report Anglo hopes to get $1 billion bids for its niobium and phosphate assets next week
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
