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South Africa’s Gold Fields output hurt by strikes

The company warned Monday it would report lower production figures for the October-December quarter, mainly due to the strikes that hit its South African operations last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 5:04 pm

Latin America the best positioned to face commodity price collapses: S&P

Latin America will benefit from having “more firepower” than other regions, as strong international reserves are already helping those countries face commodity price collapses, said Lisa Schineller, Standard & Poor's economist.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 4:26 pm

Canada firm as top mining destination: report

Exploration investment in the country reached a record high of $3.9 billion in 2011, with the three territories receiving 22% of the total international spending for the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 3:17 pm

Rio Tinto fighting to keep Australia in top iron ore producer spot

Even with significant ore bodies coming on stream from 2015 onwards in Brazil (Anglo’s Minas Rio and Vale’s Serra Sul), Australia will be able to keep its crown in this commodity kingdom thanks to Rio, say analysts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 1:31 pm

Canadian miner kidnapped in Colombia

Five gold miners working in a northern province of Colombia were kidnapped Friday afternoon by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN).

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 7:09 pm

Former Upper Big Branch superintendent going to prison

Gary May was sentenced to a 21-month prison term.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 5:48 pm

Mine manager charged over four deaths in UK’s Gleision disaster

The incident is considered the worst mining disaster in Wales in the last three decades.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 5:23 pm

Colombia allows some miners to work in new national park, sparks debate

While miners that already hold licenses will be allowed to keep working in the area, the authority emphasized that those permits will not be renewed once they expire.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 4:40 pm

Glencore and Xstrata postpone final merger date, but get Eskom’s support

Eskom's announcement removes one of the last few hurdles in the two companies' quest to create the world's fourth-biggest diversified miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 3:16 pm

Canadian miner that hired hundreds of Chinese to disclose failed applicants’ resumes

HD Mining, the company at the centre of a court battle over Chinese workers at a coal mine in British Columbia, Canada, will release résumés of Canadians who applied for, but didn’t get, jobs at the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2013 | 2:17 pm

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