Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Canadian firms sue Barrick over divisive Pascua-Lama project

The lawsuit alleges Barrick knew or should have known that it would have to overcome significant obstacles with its $8.5bn Pascua-Lamas gold-silver project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2014 | 6:07 pm

Pro-Russia rebels seize coal mines in Ukraine, demand explosives

Separatists seized Thursday four Ukrainian coal mines in the east of the conflict-torn country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2014 | 3:48 pm

Japan not allowed restarting nuclear plant

This is the first time a lawsuit brought by anti-nuclear plaintiffs has been successful in Japan's forty-year history of nuclear power.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2014 | 2:44 pm

Ghana to stop handing out gold exploration permits

An initial 90-day moratorium on new prospecting permits could be extended if necessary, authorities said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2014 | 11:15 am

US railroads to struggle with summer coal demand

Even if the railroad capacity problem is fixed, mine capacity may not be able to grow fast enough to meet demand, say experts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2014 | 5:51 pm

Iron ore port strike worries lift prices from two-year low

Iron ore prices came back from the dead Wednesday on worries over a shutdown of Australia's largest export port.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2014 | 3:23 pm

Copper miner Antofagasta optimistic despite challenging short-term market conditions

After a difficult 2013, the group says it's now in a period of consolidation, but warns it will continue to focus on reducing costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2014 | 2:19 pm

Glencore’s CEO Glasenberg blames big miners for iron ore collapse

He said rivals BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Vale has put too much pressure on prices through their aggressive brownfields expansions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2014 | 10:05 am

MIT developing platinum replacement

A team of scientists is working on a process to replace platinum-group metals (PGMs) with more widely available elements.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 6:53 pm

Global gold, silver production to hit fresh records this year

But long-term future uncertain, reveals study.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 5:31 pm

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