Israel seeks early re-tender of mining rights to shore up Dead Sea

Miners suffering fresh sell-off as oil price falls and the IMF lowers growth forecast for China, rattling investors.

The indefinite suspension of the Picadilly mine, in Canada's New Brunswick, is expected to cut the company's capital costs by $50 million in 2016 and $135 million over the next two years.

The world’s largest miner announced Friday a roughly $7.2 billion pretax charge against its U.S. onshore energy assets

Volatility and fair value.

New climate change regulations are believe to be the main challenge for Canadian businesses this year.

12 straight months of losses see 129,000 positions eliminated, the deepest jobs cuts in 29 years and the third worst annual decline since 1939.

Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.

Canadian merchant bank Aberdeen International (TSX:AAB) has purchased a lithium-potash project in Argentina through a share purchase agreement valued at CAD$5 million.

The offtake deal with Huaken International is for seven years from the moment the York Potash mine is up and running.