Coal mines of British Columbia polluting river: US report
Elk River Valley coal mining activities linked to extremely toxic levels of selenium in nearby river.
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Being ‘good looking’ will land you a mining job in Indonesia
An Indonesia-based coal miner posted an ad asking for “good looking” single females under 25.
‘Cyprus’ is already happening in the US: Rick Rule
For Cypriots who had their money in gold, silver, platinum or palladium, last week's events were irrelevant to their financial position, says Rick Rule.
Australia sees iron ore prices only getting worse
The country's commodities forecasting agency expects average price to fall to $90 a tonne over the next five years.
Sprott and Chinese firm set $500 million minerals fund
Fund will invest mostly in equities and debt instruments related to gold, precious metals, copper and minerals.
Workers strike at Chinese uranium mine in Niger
About 700 workers are emanding better salaries and bonus payments.
Mosaic invests $1bn in Saudi venture
The deal is the biggest-ever overseas venture for the fertilizer company.
Global downturn takes a toll on Canada’s north ‘mining boom’: report
Even with the downgrade, overall economic growth in Nunavut is forecast to be 3.4% in 2013 and 8.8% in 2014.
Areva to resume test drilling for uranium in Nunavut
The company has opened a winter road and intends to move about 200,000 litres of fuel and other supplies to the site.
Rio Tinto, Xstrata to slash over 100 coal jobs each
Rio and Xstrata are not the only miners rethinking their coal business in Australia. Vale and BHP are reportedly on the same page.
Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst
BloombergNEF Kwasi Ampofo sees copper deficits from 2026 as demand surges, supply lags and geopolitics reshapes global markets.
