May 2, 2016 Newmont Mining turns 95 Newmont Mining Corporation was officially incorporated on May 2, 1921.
May 1, 2016 Widespread illegal mining in Colombia is ‘linked to malaria outbreak’ The Colombian National Health Institute recorded 18,524 malaria cases in 2015.
May 1, 2016 New Mexican gold mine officially opens Investors in Torex Gold Resources (TSX:TXG) saw their patience rewarded on Friday with an 11.5 percent bump in the stock price.
April 29, 2016 Friday frenzy for Freeport After leaping 11% on Friday with 74m shares traded, copper giant is now worth $17.5 billion – up 274% from January lows.
April 28, 2016 Chile’s cheerless outlook for copper price Top global producer sees surplus this year and next as mines pump out more metal and predicts decline in copper price from today's levels through 2017.
April 28, 2016 Vale back in the black on higher iron ore prices, currency Vale’s results for the first three months of 2016 makes it the best-performing major iron-ore miner so far this year.
April 28, 2016 Anglo American to sell Brazilian units to China Molybdenum for $1.5 billion The niobium and phosphates division, which consists of mines, plants, processing facilities, chemical complexes and deposits, was one of Anglo’s more profitable businesses.
April 27, 2016 Barrick ‘is back’ chairman Thornton tells shareholders Barrick Gold has reduced its debt load, reshuffle management and sold several assets.
April 27, 2016 Vale gives its potash project in Argentina a second chance The miner has scaled down the project and it now aim to produce 1.3 million tons of potash a year, down from the 4 million tons originally planned.
April 26, 2016 Freeport axes oil and gas workforce as it posts sixth straight loss The company, which is the US biggest miner by market value, is cutting 25% of its workforce to reduce debt.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
