Vale resumes sale of remaining fertilizer assets in Brazil A reworked sale process for plants located in the southeastern city of Cubatão was reportedly launched in recent days. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2017 | 9:52 am
Teck swings to profit in Q4 but misses expectations The firm, North America's No.1 producer of coking coal, benefitted from the price rally — steelmaking coal climbed 155.5% to $207 in the quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2017 | 6:45 am
China may tighten up coal output curbs again as prices collapse Restrictions would remain in place for six months, with some mines and areas possibly excluded. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2017 | 4:02 am
Northern Dynasty stock hammered by short-seller report Shares in the Canadian miner behind the stalled Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska nosedived after a report branded the venture as “worthless.” Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2017 | 2:09 am
Striking workers at BHP’s Escondida mine accept Gov’t mediation The meeting is not a return to mediation but an attempt to agree to return to the negotiating table, the union said. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2017 | 8:13 am
Kumba’s earnings doubled on higher prices, cost cutting measures The Anglo American's unit logged earnings of $607 million for 2016, basically double the $304 million it recorded in 2015. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2017 | 6:43 am
Freeport halts Grasberg mine, begins sending workers home The firm has not been able to ship copper from the mine in over a month due to a ban on concentrate exports that kicked in on January 12. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2017 | 4:49 am
Gold miners hammered by metal’s biggest one-day loss this month Shares in most gold miners fell Monday as the precious metal price dropped more than 1% in early trading and was steadily heading to its largest single-session loss of the month. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2017 | 8:58 am
Newcrest doubles first-half profit, to pay divvy The miner attributed the good results to higher metals prices, increased gold and copper output and productivity improvements. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2017 | 6:59 am
Iron ore soars past $92 a tonne, highest price in 2.5 years Prices for the steelmaking commodity have more than doubled in value over the past year following near-decade lows of $38 a tonne in December 2015. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2017 | 4:55 am