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Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next week

One of the miner’s worst kept secret may be revealed as soon as Tuesday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2015 | 9:01 am

Down again: iron ore sinks below $40 a tonne

It hit $39.40 a tonne, the lowest price ever recorded by price assessor The Steel Index (TSI), which began compiling data in 2008.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2015 | 7:45 am

Giant mine pit ‘swallowing’ 400-year-old Peruvian town

The Peruvian city of Cerro de Pasco, perched high up in the Andes, is about to sink — literally and metaphorically — into the deeps of a half-century-old, open-pit zinc and lead mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2015 | 3:10 am

The iron ore price is in free-fall

Following a heavy selloff in November, iron ore is down another 7% just this week with no support in sight.

Frik Els | December 2, 2015 | 3:35 pm

World’s two biggest miners walking away from coal, but they are not telling

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have significantly cut their investments in coal, while repositioning behind the scenes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2015 | 6:05 am

The changing of an era in Argentina

Argentina last week voted in a new pro-business President, Mauricio Macri.

Navaho Gold | December 2, 2015 | 1:43 am

Brazil mine spill not hazardous to human health

Concentrations of metals in Rio Doce river after catastrophic dam burst "do not significantly differ" from tests by Brazilian Geological Service in 2010.

Frik Els | December 1, 2015 | 1:30 pm

Barrick completes sale of 50% of Zaldívar copper mine to Antofagasta

The proceeds of the sale will be used to reduce a debt pile of $13 billion with a target of wiping out $3 billion this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2015 | 9:30 am

BHP Billiton to slash copper production costs, increase output

The miner expects to lower production costs to $1.08 per pound during the 2017 financial year, from a projected $1.21 per pound in the year ending June 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2015 | 3:19 am

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