January 20, 2015 Rio Tinto digging up more iron ore despite slumping prices The world’s second largest iron ore miner is targeting a 18% output increase this year, adding to a mounting global glut that has driven down the commodity price.
January 19, 2015 Antofagasta buys Canada’s Duluth Metals, warns lower margins ahead as copper falls With Duluht’s acquisition, Antofagasta takes control of the Twin Metals project, located in north-eastern Minnesota, which is set to become its first operation outside Chile.
January 19, 2015 ArcelorMittal sells its coal mines to Russia’s National Fuel Company The assets include the coal mines of Berezovskaya and Pervomaskaya, which together produce 700,000 tonnes of coal a year.
January 19, 2015 Goldcorp strikes $440 million deal for Probe Mines The move will see the miner taking control of the Borden Gold project in northern Ontario.
January 16, 2015 Lust for gold eating up the world’s last rainforests: study Artisanal and illegal gold mining is fast extending its destructive reach into some of the world’s most untouched landscapes.
January 16, 2015 Iron ore price: Closing marginal producers not enough Next round of displacements will come from mines "that just 18 months ago could have been making $50/mt or more in cash margin" says new report.
January 15, 2015 These are the top 10 global mining trends for 2015 Price volatility, geopolitical turmoil, rising costs, declining grades and a general lack of financing will make of 2015 another challenging year for the sector.
January 15, 2015 McEwen Mining reports record production in 2014 McEwen Mining Inc. is pleased to announce Q4 and 2014 full-year production results.
January 15, 2015 Top 10 copper mines plunge $134 billion in value Over just two days the copper price rout has slashed $134 billion off the value of the reserves of the world's largest producers.
January 14, 2015 Big global copper surplus? Mine cutbacks force rethink Cuts in copper mine output are raising doubts about the extent of a widely expected global surplus that has driven down prices, and the reduced production could support a market…
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