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
February 11, 2016 Rio Tinto swings to loss, blames metal prices slump The world’s second biggest mining company has scrapped its dividend policy as a result.
February 10, 2016 Tahoe may go after Goldcorp’s assets in Ontario — report Tahoe Resources' founder and executive chair Kevin McArthur said the operations present "nice synergies".
February 9, 2016 Colombia bans mining in country’s vast moorlands Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above the continuous tree line had been prohibited since 2011, but concessions granted before such ban had continued to date.
February 8, 2016 Leakage at Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine forces firm to halt grinding Firms says the affected pipe only carries ground ore mixed with water.
February 8, 2016 Tahoe Resources adds Canadian gold mines to portfolio by buying Lake Shore Tahoe Resources has agreed to buy Canadian precious-metals miner Lake Shore Gold in an all-stock deal valued at Cdn$945 million ($678 million).
February 5, 2016 Here comes another Venezuela gold fire sale Crisis-hit Venezuela has $9.5 billion in debt payments due and really only its gold reserves to pay for it. But these bullion deals come at a steep discount.
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 UK scientists develop new method to find copper deposits Technique likely to become an inexpensive way to uncover rich copper deposits.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
