Editorial

A screen shot of the wreckage caused by a large-scale tailing dam breach at the Samarco iron-ore joint venture in Brazil's Minas Gerais State. Source: YouTube

Editorial: Top stories of 2015

Phew, was 2015 a tough year for miners! As we look back and tie a bow around the fourth year of the downturn in commodity prices and the mining sector, we see an industry in defensive mode, spending more time and energy reacting to harsh,…





Editorial: Layoffs pile up across the industry

The last couple of months have seen deep rounds of layoffs in the mining industry, as companies worldwide struggle to cope with low commodity prices, a resurgent U.S. dollar and thin financings.


Minera IRL's Ollachea gold project in Peru, as seen in 2011. Photo by John Cumming

Editorial: Corporate chaos ensnarls Minera IRL

With Minera IRL shareholders only two days away from possibly voting out the company’s entire board of directors, the saga of the ill-fated, Lima-based junior gold miner is a reminder of just how quickly things can turn sour working in a…








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