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Vale cuts spending, management salaries

The iron ore and nickel giant has reduced its forecast for capital spending in 2016 to $5.5bn from $6.2bn previously.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2016 | 7:40 am

Canadians to develop space mining tool

Deltion Innovations aims to design a drill that would prospect for water, ice and resources on the moon and beyond.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2016 | 5:55 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Receding Arctic ice unlocking fathomless mineral resources

If you don’t mind frost and cost.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2016 | 4:50 am

Mining’s Q1: The best it’s gonna get?

Iron ore rally looks robust, but uranium approaches ten year lows.

Frik Els | April 1, 2016 | 5:33 pm

BHP more than triples Brazilian staff in light of Samarco disaster

It has also opened offices in Belo Horizonte, which is more than 100 km (70 miles) from its Samarco interests.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2016 | 8:13 am

Slowing China tops global executive fears for the first time

March survey by McKinsey sees China trumping geopolitical instability, leadership change, terrorism, refugees and euro break-up as risks to global economy.

Frik Els | March 31, 2016 | 1:56 pm

Breakthrough aircraft to transform remote mining

Lockheed lands $480m customer for aircraft combining power of helicopter, airplane and hovercraft dramatically altering mining and exploration economics.

Frik Els | March 30, 2016 | 1:01 am

Ultra-bearish call on copper, oil prices

Barclays says commodity gains this year not supported by fundamentals– sector vulnerable to wave of investor liquidation that could knock prices down 20–25%.

Frik Els | March 28, 2016 | 11:30 am

ArcelorMittal is selling LaPlace and Vinton steel plants in US

The steel giant has agreed to sell both operations to Black Diamond Capital Management for an undisclosed sum.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2016 | 3:12 am

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