July 24, 2014 This Aussie town lets people pay for a hotel room with gold They can also buy a car and even pay visits to the local doctor with the shiny yellow metal.
July 24, 2014 Caterpillar profit beats estimates but sales fall Construction, not mining lifts the machinery giant's second-quarter results.
July 24, 2014 Old Welsh mine turned into giant trampoline park An abandoned 176-year old underground slate mine in North Wales has reopened, but as a gigantic trampoline theme park.
July 24, 2014 Pebble Mine will not be built: Friedland Legendary mining financier spoke at Sprott Natural Resource Symposium Vancouver.
July 23, 2014 Tesla retools California plant for Model X SUV Two vehicle models to be built on same assembly line.
July 23, 2014 China’s falling out of love with gold, demand drops 19% Gold consumption in the country fell to 569.5 tonnes, with the weakness in the yuan adding to higher spot prices.
July 23, 2014 Rio Tinto planning Australia’s largest iron ore mine The 70 million tonne-a-year project in the Pilbara is meant to replace other Yandicoogina’s areas that are running out of ore.
July 23, 2014 UN opens up more deep sea areas for mining, issues seven new licences State-owned and private companies from the UK, Germany, India, Brazil, Singapore and Russia are among those to benefit from the seabed regulator’s decision.
July 23, 2014 BHP Billiton wants bigger share of the iron ore market BHP’s major vote of confidence in iron ore proves the company trusts it can mine the bulk commodity for less than many rival producers, and thrive even in an environment…
July 22, 2014 Anglo American iron ore division earnings fall, but beat estimates Anglo's unit Kumba plans to almost double production by 2030.
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