January 6, 2016

Private capital won’t touch mining

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.

January 3, 2016

Argentinian lithium-potash project sold for $5 million

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.

December 28, 2015

Sirius Minerals to supply 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year to Chinese firm

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

December 28, 2015

Commodity price slump undercuts mining sector

Chinese demand kept Canadian mines humming - now there's too much supply of metals, minerals.

December 22, 2015

Study shows 96% of some mining jobs can be automated

INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Don't just think truck drivers – 38% of first line mining supervisors' activities can be automated using CURRENT technology.

December 22, 2015

Canada’s Quebec okays $1.2 billion phosphate mine

The open-pit mine – the largest in Canada near an inhabited area – is expected to create 475 construction jobs and 375 permanent positions.

December 22, 2015

What to expect for 2016: Top predictions for the mining industry

Will commodities continue to “bump along the bottom” or is a recovery coming by mid-year? The jury is out.

December 21, 2015

Caterpillar to pay $74 million after found guilty of stealing trade secrets

England-based supplier Miller UK won a case filed five years ago, in which accused CAT of misusing classified information to produce its own coupler, rather than buying it from them.

December 17, 2015

2015: Twilight of the Supercycle

A look back at mining and metals in 2015 through MINING.com's most popular stories of the year.

December 15, 2015

The Chinese scramble to mine Africa

25-fold investment jump in less than a decade. That's how fast China's gaining control over Africa’s mining industry. And Beijing's only pushing harder now.