Anglo American plc

A surveyor measures a coal stockpile at Anglo American's Greenside thermal coal mine in South Africa. Credit: Anglo American

Miners struggle to adapt to lower coal prices

Thermal coal prices recently touched a five-and-a-half-year low of US$62.25 per tonne, and the market has seen several mining companies announce plans to sell coal assets or take on partners to weather the downturn.





Processing facilities at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's Tenke Fungurume mine in 2011. Credit: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

Commentary: Copper price rises on supply worries

These are interesting times for copper investors. Concerns on the supply side, questions over sustained demand due to sluggish global economic growth and a forward curve that defies the normal contango situation are some of the major issues…






A drill rig at the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. Source: Northern Dynasty Minerals

Anglo American kicks aside Pebble

VANCOUVER — The massive and controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska is solely owned again by junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK), now that its joint-venture partner Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC:…


The camp at Avannaa Resources' Washington Land lead-zinc project in northern Greenland. Source: Avannaa Resources

Greenland’s timeless allure

Avannaa Resources is a privately held exploration company founded by three geologists from Britain and Denmark who pooled their interest and experience in Greenland. It may be an unfamiliar name to many, but over the last nine months, the…


Workers dig a trench at Focus Ventures and Stonegate Agricom's Mantaro phosphate project in Peru. Source: Focus Ventures

Focus Ventures adds phosphate project

Peru may be best known for its rich endowment of gold and silver deposits, but the South American nation could also become a player in producing phosphates, Focus Ventures (FCV-V) believes.


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