August 10, 2015 Zimbabwe platinum export tax shelved for now The country had introduced the levy on raw platinum exports in January, aiming to encourage local processing of the metal.
August 10, 2015 Here is how Rio Tinto intends to cut costs by $1 billion The mining giant is watching every single expense, including those related to safety equipment.
August 10, 2015 Latest positive US jobs report fails to affect flat gold price Prices of the metal have been fallen in the second half of this year as the prospect of a rate rise, the first since 2006, would lift the opportunity cost…
August 10, 2015 EPA-triggered mine spill in Colorado triples in volume About 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater, triple previous estimates, have poured from an old Colorado gold mine into local streams since Wednesday last week.
August 9, 2015 Codelco says over $15 million in damages due to strike at Salvador mine Codelco, the world's No.1 copper producer, confirmed it will start legal actions against protesters this week.
August 9, 2015 BHP Billiton axing other 380 jobs at its Olympic Dam The cuts represent 14% of what was once a 4,300 workforce.
August 9, 2015 British investment fund to buy Anglo’s mines in Chile According to local newspaper El Mercurio, the unnamed fund is buying Anglo's Mantoverde and Mantos Blancos copper mines.
August 8, 2015 Canada investigating mysterious death of 30 herons at Syncrude oil sands Inspectors are currently at the site, but haven't been able to determine how the birds died or whether others are injured.
August 8, 2015 EPA’s blows it — causes massive mine wastewater spill at Colorado rivers While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was investigating pollutants at an old gold mine, it accidentally released an estimated one million gallons of mining waste into a creek.
August 7, 2015 K+S rejects again takeover offer from Potash Corp. The latest offer was unchanged in its value, but included a more formal “business combination agreement,” K+S said
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
