Canadian miners improve performance, but far from being out of the woods
Overall, their performance has fallen 50% in the past 12 months.
Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief
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Controversial uranium mine near the Grand Canyon put on hold
Energy Fuels Resources cited weak uranium prices and litigation expenses as main reasons.
South African lawmakers postpone changes to mining, oil ruling
Parliament to sleep on proposed reforms.
Value of Aussie iron ore miners up $65bn this year
Thanks to an unexpected price increase for the steel-making material.
AngloGold Ashanti up over 6% after strong set of Q3 results
The cost-cutting miner, however, warned it's in the process of exiting a number of exploration projects in 13 "non-core" countries.
South African ex-union official shot dead in Marikana
The man, ambushed outside his home in the mining town of Mooinooi, became the fourth person with ties to the NUM murdered in the platinum belt region in the past three months.
SLIDESHOW: Chile turns world’s largest open pit copper mine into an underground operation
The $4.2 billion underground operation is expected to produce 140,000 tonnes of copper per day.
Anglo American’s Kumba, ArcelorMittal reach iron ore supply deal
The deal, effective Jan. 1, marks the end of all existing legal battles between the two companies.
US regulators try again on commodities trading limits
CTFC is proposing revised rules limiting positions.
Peru confirms China’s largest copper producer wants a stake in Las Bambas
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino expects sale to close before the 2014 deadline.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
