February 24, 2016

‘Several years’ of iron ore bear market behind Rio downgrade

Moody's takes Rio Tinto's credit down a notch to below A-rating with a negative outlook.

February 24, 2016

Turkey halts gold project after protests, violence increase

Over the weekend, Turkish riot police fired tear gas and used sticks to disperse around 2,000 protesters who gathered close to the project site.

February 24, 2016

Galway Gold mulls legal escape to Colombia’s mining ban in paramos

The junior miner said the ruling not only forces it to halt operations, but it also blocks it from transferring the project, as the mining permit will no longer be…

February 24, 2016

Who will be left standing at the end of the oil war

While there are billions of reasons to cut output, and every major producing country is reeling from the loss of revenues, some are weathering the current bust better than others,…

February 23, 2016

US uranium production hits lowest in 10 years

Depressed prices are to blame, says the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

February 23, 2016

Canada’s Ontario the slowest to issue exploration permits — report

Growing wait times for permits may hinder Canada's ability to take advantage of its considerable mineral potential, warn experts.

February 23, 2016

Noble Group to post loss on coal price collapse

Asia's biggest commodities trader by volume is on track to record its worst annual performance since its 1997 Singapore listing.

February 22, 2016

BHP cuts divvy first time in 27 years, shakes up executive

Iron ore and petroleum division heads to leave world number one miner after $5.7 billion loss in six months.

February 22, 2016

America’s top coal producers of 2015

These mines accounted for more than one quarter of U.S. coal production in 2015.

February 22, 2016

Crude prices to remain depressed until 2017 even with oil sands coming to ‘standstill’ — IEA

Last year, the agency had forecast a "relatively swift" recovery. Instead, oil prices have continued to fall, hitting less than $30 a barrel, a level last seen in 2003.