August 12, 2014 Protesters slam Imperial Metals over Mount Polley "We have two once pristine lakes that are now Imperial Metals tailings ponds."
August 12, 2014 This $2 million red diamond is the hero in Rio’s annual tender In the 30 years Rio Tinto's Argyle Pink Diamonds have been tendering the rare gems, only 13 red diamonds have been brought in.
August 12, 2014 French workers kept buried treasure ‘buried’ Landscapers allegedly stole $1.2M in gold discovered on couple's property.
August 12, 2014 Canadian miners performance beats global indexes in Q2 Index gained 9% from April to June, outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite index, which gained 6%, and the London Metal Exchange index, which gained 7% in the same period.
August 12, 2014 Athabasca near closing $1.32 billion sale of Dover oil sands to PetroChina But CEO Sveinung Svarte won’t publicly say when that date will arrive.
August 12, 2014 Mexico copper mine spill pollutes water supplies 40 km from US border While Canada and the U.S. look at Mount Polley disaster's aftermath, another big spill has contaminated rivers a bit further south.
August 12, 2014 Participants in new silver fix ‘unclear’ three days before it goes live No bank has publicly stepped forward to say they will be involved in the new silver benchmark.
August 11, 2014 AngloGold Ashanti to keep cutting costs, jobs Firm also working to restructure Obuasi mine in Ghana.
August 11, 2014 Papua New Guinea new mining law takes away Rio’s subsidiary rights The ruling formalizes the Bougainville province's control of its own resources, which means the national PNG mining law no longer applies.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am