Drop in iron ore prices to hit BHP profit again
The mining giant's profit is expected to slide for the third consecutive on Wednesday, driven mainly by last year's plummeting iron-ore price.
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China’s gold demand to beat supply by 2015
Projected production increase is unlikely to meet rising demand, industry analysts say.
Copper poised for breakout while gold and silver weaken: analyst
Trend started at the end
of January and it is likely to continue.
Glencore vows to appoint female director
The move would drop the number of FTSE 100 with all-male boards to five.
Masked trespassers attack Eldorado’s subsidiary project in Greece, set machinery on fire
Close to 40 masked intruders stormed into the Skouries project's facilities, causing extensive damage with firebombs and flammable liquid.
Peru’s Antamina set to produce 450,000 tonnes copper this year
The mine is one of the world's biggest copper-zinc pits.
Homeless man gives back $4,000 diamond ring
It was dropped by accident in his change cup.
Coal mining brought $3.2 billion to BC in 2011
Canada is the third largest exporter of metallurgical coal in the world (after Australia and the United States), shipping most of the 27 million tonnes of metallurgical and thermal coal produced every year in B.C.
Tsunami-wracked Japanese city gets $250,000 anonymous gold gift
The Japanese port city of Ishinomaki received an anonymous parcel containing two 1 kilogram gold bars worth over $250,000.
Canada’s BC government faces legal action over gold mine rejection
“They can do what they want,” said Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman.
White House taps Highland Copper in local supply push
Federal policy shift elevates a Michigan project as tariffs and financing reshape critical minerals strategy.