Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Freeport follows Anglo’s lead: suspends dividend, cuts spending, eyes assets sales

The U.S. miner became the latest mining company to announced drastic measures aimed at preserving cash amid a deepening commodity prices rout.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 10:08 am

US coal industry on board ‘slow-motion train wreck’— report

Analysts from McKinsey and Co. warn the U.S. is currently home to a collection of “zombie mines” that cannot turn a profit, but are too costly to close.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 7:11 am

Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep sea miner move after request from son-in-law

The 2012 emails from an investor in Florida-based deep sea mining firm Neptune Minerals Inc. were forwarded to Clinton by her son-in-law and hedge fund partner Marc Mezvinsky.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 4:06 am

Anglo American to cut 85,000 jobs, dividend and assets in sweeping restructuring

The job cuts, part of a major overhaul, are far greater than the 53,000 positions the miner said it would cut in July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2015 | 7:54 am

Rio Tinto axes spending forecast by $1.5 billion

Once again the world's second largest mining company has cut its spending forecast for 2016, as iron ore hit new lows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2015 | 4:45 am

Canadian Arctic readies for world’s largest diamond mine opening

The Gahcho Kué mine will take in a number of the hundreds of workers laid off at Snap Lake.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2015 | 3:10 am

Adani wants opposition to its coal mine in Australia to be over by law

The company wants an "indisputable and final" go-ahead for Carmichael, considered Australia’s largest thermal coal project ever.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2015 | 10:29 am

More than 400 jobs to go at South32 manganese mine in South Africa

The country's largest mining union said it had received notice from South32 about the planned cuts and wants the government to intervene.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2015 | 6:05 am

Glencore axes jobs, coal output at Australia’s mine as price collapses

The company will start cutting nearly 80% of its workforce at its Collinsville coal mine in March next year, as it dials back mining at the site.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2015 | 4:01 am

Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next week

One of the miner’s worst kept secret may be revealed as soon as Tuesday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2015 | 9:01 am

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