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Anglo American sells copper mines in Chile to UK investment firm

The price for the two assets could rise to $500m from $200m, depending on an eventual recovery of copper prices and the execution of an expansion plan for the Mantoverde mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2015 | 10:00 am

South32 survives mining sector slump, to cut $350m in costs until 2018

The company said is not keen on Rio Tinto's thermal coal assets, currently up for sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2015 | 5:18 am

China fresh sell-off sends commodities, markets to the pits

The US has suspended the futures market on the Nasdaq index, as panicking traders have driven it down 5% — the maximum allowed under Wall Street rules.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2015 | 2:16 am

Coal mine massacre during Solidarity-era Poland to go public

One of the darkest events in the martial-law era of Poland in the early 1980s will soon be available to the public.

Andrew Topf | August 23, 2015 | 2:36 pm

INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to tumble from record highs.

Visual Capitalist | August 21, 2015 | 6:15 am

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

Frik Els | August 20, 2015 | 3:57 pm

New landscape for BC mining environmental reviews

First Nation support for resource projects has become increasingly important to their success.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | August 19, 2015 | 9:07 am

Glencore stock getting hammered as China slowdown, commodities rout hit profit

The world's leading commodity trader stock slumped to a record low Wednesday after it revealed it swung to a steep first-half loss of $676 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2015 | 3:10 am

Goldman Sachs abandons physical commodities after coal division sale

The firm began disposing mining assets last year, as prices for most commodities began a downward trend and U.S. regulators increased pressure on banks to get out of risky businesses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 17, 2015 | 10:39 am

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German energy shift will be like ‘open-heart surgery’ – economy minister

Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports fell 14.7%

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