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The Chinese scramble to mine Africa

25-fold investment jump in less than a decade. That's how fast China's gaining control over Africa’s mining industry. And Beijing's only pushing harder now.

Vladimir Basov | December 15, 2015 | 1:55 pm

Market uncertainty pulls Canadian Mining Eye index down in Q3

The Canadian Mining Eye index declined 17% during Q3 2015, compared to a 4% gain in Q2 2015.

EY | December 15, 2015 | 12:14 am

‘Coal is no longer marketable’ – EPA Administrator

Speaking at a Facebook booth in Paris.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 10, 2015 | 11:25 am

Investors going crazy for world no 1 commodity company

For all the wrong reasons.

Frik Els | December 10, 2015 | 9:50 am

Residential sales surpasses BC forestry, natural gas and mining industries combined

Province wide, resales of homes will total $64. 5 billion in 2015, said BCREA economist Brendon Ogmundson,

Business in Vancouver | December 10, 2015 | 12:01 am

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

Chinese commodity demand: Crisis. What crisis?

In volume terms Chinese imports of commodities led by iron ore and copper surged 17% in November, the best month in nearly two years.

Frik Els | December 8, 2015 | 12:13 pm

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

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