June 9, 2014 ‘Iron lady’ will define future of world’s top copper producer Laura Albornoz, the first woman appointed director of Chile's owned Codelco, is meeting unions next week as she gets ready to vote on the company's budget.
June 9, 2014 Pilot Gold shares advance again after hitting new zone Vancouver junior's summer drilling at Kinsley Mountain Nevada hits new oxide gold mineralization zone near last year's high grade Western Flank discovery.
June 9, 2014 This deserted African mining town is almost flooded by sand… and ghosts In the early 1900s, after the discovery of diamonds in the southern Namib desert, German miners flocked to the area, developing this unique town known as Kolmanskop.
June 9, 2014 Countdown begins for decision on Northern Gateway pipeline After being conditionally approved in December, the federal cabinet had 180 days to announce its final decision on the pipeline. This makes the deadline June 17.
June 9, 2014 US judge rules Alpha Natural coal mines polluted streams The second-largest U.S. coal producer severely harmed aquatic life, says the ruling.
June 8, 2014 After scandal, copper price could follow iron ore over cliff Beijing is probing the fraudulent use of copper in financing deals which could see vast "off-market" stockpiles dumped onto already soft market.
June 8, 2014 Nigeria, South Africa partner on artisanal gold mining West African nation wants to develop vast small-scale gold sector with South African machinery and expertise.
June 8, 2014 Copper price slump tilts Zambian economy into crisis Africa's number two copper exporter seeks IMF assistance.
June 7, 2014 TIL: Titanium used for Mach3+ Cold War spy plane came from Russia The iconic SR-71 Blackbird recon aircraft is 92% titanium and the US had to source the rutile ore from Russia via bogus operations set up in Third World countries.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
