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
Glencore may take full control of Mutanda copper mine The Swiss firm already has a 69% stake in the DRC mine, which jointly owns with Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2017 | 3:55 am
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
First Quantum dinged $40,000 for sulphuric acid spill at nickel mine First Quantum Minerals has been fined $40,000 concerning an incident that occurred at the Ravensthorpe nickel mine in 2014. Andrew Topf | January 2, 2017 | 5:51 pm
China to become net importer of some rare earths New study says after lengthy and painful adjustment, rare earth industry will return to growth led by global government initiatives around green energy. Frik Els | January 2, 2017 | 5:16 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
Norilsk Nickel buys Soviet-era copper concentrate for $1.1 billion One of Russia's largest mining companies has dropped a stash of roubles on copper concentrate that dates back to the Cold War. Andrew Topf | December 28, 2016 | 5:42 pm
Big tech companies pledge to keep kids out of cobalt mines Two separate business groups focused on electronics supply chains have launched initiatives to try to stop children from mining cobalt in the DRC. Andrew Topf | December 22, 2016 | 8:30 pm
CHART: China’s economy growing fastest since 2013 Turnaround in GDP expansion in world's top commodity consumer over the past few months "almost as sharp as in 2009" says new study. Frik Els | December 22, 2016 | 12:06 pm