July 6, 2016

Copper’s project pipeline thins as supply deficit looms

Only six major projects to build new copper mines or expand existing operations will be completed by 2020.

July 6, 2016

Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan

China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund is said to be considering a joint $2 billion bid with China National Gold Group for the Vasilkovskoye mine.

July 5, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver skyrockets post-Brexit, energy is back!

Energy had an impressive comeback in Q2, with natural gas and oil being the best performing commodities of the quarter.

July 5, 2016

BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile

With the expansion, Escondida is targeting an average output of 1.2 million tonnes a year over the next decade, up from about 940,000 tonnes it produced last year.

July 5, 2016

Illegal gold trade in Congo still benefiting armed groups, foreign companies

Illegally acquired and exported gold from the mineral-rich eastern Congo keeps filling the pockets of some foreign companies as well as armed groups, a new report shows.

July 4, 2016

Plan to take company private clouds future of BC moly mine

Alloycorp Mining Inc. (TSX-V: AVT), a junior miner that has been working on the reboot of a molybdenum mine in Kitsault, is going dark.

July 4, 2016

Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket

The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the second Australian coal asset in a year to be sold for just A$1.

July 4, 2016

Global mining equipment market to reach $156 billion by 2022 — report

Product launch and acquisition are the key growth strategies adopted by the leading market players, such as Caterpillar and Komatsu, to strengthen their foothold in the market.

July 3, 2016

Zinc rockets to one-year high

Zinc is proving to be an outlier among industrial metals whose 2016 outlook looks dim.

July 1, 2016

World’s largest copper mine output, profit plummeted in Q1

Chile’s Escondida produced 265,597 tonnes in the period, or 23% less than the 347.125 tonnes it generated in Q1 2015.