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Joy Global surprises with quarterly profit, shares jump

The results, which surpassed Wall Street expectations, come on the back of a modest increase in service sales and aggressive cost cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2016 | 5:42 am

GRAPHIC: Uranium juniors defy bear market pricing

Uranium's down more than 20% in 2016, dragging down producers.…

Frik Els | June 1, 2016 | 1:11 pm

Brazil’s mining sector to recover lost ground as iron ore, metal prices stabilize

Higher gold prices will push miners to restart or speed…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2016 | 4:34 am

CHARTS: Brutal May for metals and miners

A sharp reversal in metals and minerals prices during May…

Frik Els | May 31, 2016 | 4:02 pm

3 years of painful cuts sets markets up for serious supply crunch

Total global oil production could decline for the next several…

Oilprice.com | May 31, 2016 | 10:30 am

Australian coal industry to slash 900 jobs

Australia's coal miners are slashing 900 jobs against a backdrop of declining commodities prices and higher costs.

MINING.com Editor | September 10, 2012 | 3:41 am

Further signs of stimulus plans from a slowing China

China is showing further signs that stimulus spending to prop up its slowing economy could well be on the way with President Hu Jintao evincing a commitment to economic growth at the APEC summit over the weekend.

Marc Howe | September 10, 2012 | 1:20 am

Why a former metals trader is leaving China for good after 16 years

"The result is the biggest property bubble in history, which when it pops will sound like a thousand firework accidents."

Frik Els | September 8, 2012 | 11:59 pm

Xstrata scoffs at new Glencore offer as merger of equals becomes hostile takeover

The new Glencore offer is "significantly lower than would be expected in a takeover" and the intention to replace Mick Davis represented “a significant risk” says Xstrata's board.

Frik Els | September 8, 2012 | 8:19 pm

Mike Niehuser’s gold investing lessons from banking school

Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, incorporates his banking school background into his mining industry analysis.

The Gold Report | September 8, 2012 | 9:00 am

Vote on Glencore-Xstrata merger delayed due to ‘developments overnight’

Glencore International (LSE:GLEN) has postponed its Friday shareholder meeting where voting would have taken place on its proposed $34 billion takeover of Xstrata (LSE:XTA).

Marc Howe | September 7, 2012 | 8:58 am

Chinese demand to prop up Aussie mining boom for years to come

Australian trade minister Craig Emerson has said Chinese demand will continue to give support to the country's mining boom despite declines in export prices.

Marc Howe | September 7, 2012 | 12:59 am

Canada’s mining industry joins forces with NGOs to improve transparency

A new working group of national-level mining and exploration associations and transparency-focused NGOs announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve Canada's transparency regime as it relates to extractive company payments to governments.

Marketwire | September 6, 2012 | 5:04 pm

Anti-mining protests take a toll on Peru’s foreign investment

Instead of the lauded $6 billion in mining invested forecasted for 2013 earlier this year, SNMPE says the country’s sector will attract about $4 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 6, 2012 | 2:01 pm

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