Planes and trains oust miners from top ranks of Canada benchmarkCompanies that make and move things are now a bigger part of Canada’s stock market than those that dig them up.Reuters | August 22, 2018 | 10:57 am
Russian ministries reject proposed windfall tax on metals and mining firmsRussian government ministries have agreed that a proposed windfall tax…Reuters | August 22, 2018 | 10:03 am
Merkel allies pile on the pressure to keep coal plants runningGermany’s states are upping pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to…Bloomberg News | August 22, 2018 | 6:45 am
Patriot Coal files for bankruptcy, in talks to sell all assets The US coal miner listed assets and liabilities of more than $1 billion each in court filings. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2015 | 8:11 am
Glencore CEO says rivals pushing mining sector into confidence crisis Ivan Glasenberg has once again slammed his competitors, who he accuses of damaging the credibility of the mining industry. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2015 | 7:00 am
This is how BHP plans to be the world’s lowest-cost iron ore miner CEO Andrew Mackenzie announced the firm would cut capital and exploration expenditure to $9 billion in the 2016 financial year from $12.6 billion in 2015. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2015 | 6:00 am
Spot uranium price ignores fundamentals The main reason for price correction may not be the growing demand but the producers’ inability to meet the consumers’ price expectations. Irina Dorokhova - MINEX Central Asia | May 12, 2015 | 4:48 am
Major blow to illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon: 59 arrested The country's armed forces raided 63 illegal mines operated by leftist guerrillas, blowing up machinery and arresting dozens. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2015 | 3:25 am
World Bank grants Tanzania $45 million to improve mining sector Africa's No.4 gold producer is also rich in coal, uranium, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2015 | 9:58 am
Rio’s new coal chief sees commodity recovery in the ‘very’ far distance Jean-Sébastien Jacques thinks it will take three to four years for thermal coal prices to recover. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2015 | 6:15 am
Government board rules against Arctic uranium mine A $2.1 billion proposal to build a uranium mine in the Canadian far north will not be proceeding anytime soon. Andrew Topf | May 10, 2015 | 3:17 pm
Copper, iron ore prices hold up despite China trade shock Overall Chinese imports plummeted 16% in April as coal enters free-fall, but iron ore's decline was modest and copper shipments jumped 5%. Frik Els | May 8, 2015 | 1:33 pm