July 31, 2014 Aussie miners new dilemma: ore reserves up, exploration down Half the firms surveyed by PwC reported an increase in their reserves compared to the previous financial year.
July 31, 2014 Barrick mothballs Pascua-Lama Toronto-based miner has already spent $5 billion on the Chile-Argentina project first launched in 2006.
July 30, 2014 Activist Casablanca Capital wins battle for Cliffs The fund, with just a 5.2% stake in Cliffs, has vowed to sell or spin the miner's international operations.
July 30, 2014 Robust copper price prompts switch to aluminum It's a trend already established in China where only 25% of insulated and overhead cables use copper versus 60% in developed economies.
July 30, 2014 Will the KSM project suffer the same fate as Pebble? Potential problems in the horizon for Seabridge Gold's proposed gold, copper, silver and molybdenum mine in northern British Columbia, just 30 km from the Alaska border.
July 30, 2014 US growth, inflation numbers drop gold price through $1,300 Interest rates could rise sooner rather than later.
July 30, 2014 BHP firing 6% of workforce in Chile’s Pampa Norte division Division encompasses the Spence and Cerro Colorado copper mines.
July 30, 2014 Only US oil sands mine hit by protests 21 of 80 Utah Tar Sands Resistance members arrested during physical confrontation.
July 30, 2014 Rio’s $3.7bn Mozambique coal business fetches $50m The assets were acquired when it took over Riversdale Mining in 2011.
July 30, 2014 Failure to cut carbon emissions to cost the U.S. $150bn a year: report The White House document concludes that the cost of mitigating the effects of climate change could rise by as much as 40%.
AME calls on BC Premier to appeal court decision on Indigenous rights in mineral claims staking The BC court previously determined the province’s DRIPA incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. December 12, 2025 | 01:32 pm