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South Africa blames AngloGold, Sibanye of refusing to comply with safety laws

Mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane noted that 19 of the 73 miners who died in South Africa last year lost their lives at operations run by those companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 27, 2017 | 5:10 am

Copper takes some shine off Anglo American’s results

The miner reported broadly higher output in the fourth quarter across all divisions, except for copper, which suffered from lower grades and strikes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2017 | 6:00 am

Palladium price surges to 22-month high

Years of underinvestment in top producer South Africa affecting supply.

Frik Els | January 20, 2017 | 1:59 pm

Sibanye $2.2bn acquisition of Stillwater passes antitrust conditions

Takeover would make of Sibanye Gold the world's third largest palladium producer and fourth biggest platinum group metals miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2017 | 9:02 am

Private capital rotating into mining and metals

Private capital funds raised $2.1 billion for mining and metals investment in 2016 – this year 13 funds are targeting $10 billion says new study.

Frik Els | January 11, 2017 | 4:34 pm

World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities

World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.

Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 8:48 pm

CHART: How every commodity performed in 2016

It was an up and down year for commodities, but things ultimately finished in the black.

Visual Capitalist | January 8, 2017 | 2:50 pm

INTERACTIVE: Mining emerges from slump

With only a couple of exceptions, metal and mineral prices rallied in 2016 – see at a glance how far the industry has come.

Frik Els | January 5, 2017 | 1:27 pm

SLIDESHOW: Mining on the mend – 2016 year in review

The global mining industry rebounded from multi-year lows in 2016 – MINING.com's most popular posts of the year tell the story.

Frik Els | January 1, 2017 | 10:22 pm

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