Need a mining job? Head to Ecuador

Ecuador needs at least 300 mining engineers and geologists in the near future to be able to deliver on its recent mining contracts, but only about 40 such professionals graduate annually from six universities that offer those programs, according to the agency that regulates Ecuador’s mining industry.

MINING.COM Editor | April 26, 2012 | 10:38 am

Beau Sancy stone expected to fetch £2.5 million

One of the world's oldest, rarest, and most coveted diamonds is going up for auction at Sotheby's.

MINING.COM Editor | April 25, 2012 | 6:26 am

Do you think mining asteroids is economically feasible?

Swing over to our Facebook page and let us know if you think mining asteroids is economically feasible.

MINING.COM Editor | April 24, 2012 | 5:37 pm

China’s moves to stop REE price declines ‘likely to fail’

Rare earth metals consultants TRU Group said on Monday that recent attempts by Chinese suppliers to stem sharp declines in prices since the third quarter of 2011 is "likely to fail."

MINING.COM Editor | April 23, 2012 | 11:41 pm

Cape Breton coal project gaining traction

A past-producing colliery in one of North America's oldest coal mining belts is on its way to resuming production, says a story today in Halifax Media Co-op.

MINING.COM Editor | April 23, 2012 | 7:09 pm

Copper or cannabis? Michigan mine could grow pot for patients

A shuttered mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is attracting some unusual publicity, with persistent rumours that the owners are considering growing medical marijuana.

MINING.COM Editor | April 23, 2012 | 5:54 pm

Argentina Outlook Revised To Negative On Greater Uncertainty On Medium-Term Prospects, ‘B’ Unsolicited Ratings Affirmed

Standard & Poor's Ratings 
Services revised its outlook on the Republic of Argentina to negative from stable. In addition, we affirmed our 'B' unsolicited long- and short-term ratings and our 'raAA' national scale rating on Argentina. At the same time, we affirmed our 'B' transfer and convertibility assessment on Argentina.

MINING.COM Editor | April 23, 2012 | 2:08 pm

Indonesian export ban to make many nickel mines viable again

Anton Berlin, head of marketing for Norilsk, says if prices rise above $20,000 a tonne on the back of Indonesia’s proposed ban on the export of ore, many idled mines can re-open.

MINING.COM Editor | April 19, 2012 | 6:45 pm

Canada’s Harper tells Americas summit mining has ‘vast power to change the way a nation lives’

Mining contributed $50 billion to the country’s GDP in 2011, he said, and provides “well paying” jobs for more than 300,000 Canadians.

MINING.COM Editor | April 15, 2012 | 1:20 am

Gold tumbles late Friday

Gold futures trading on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange experienced an after-hours selloff on Friday with prices tumbling $20 in a flurry of end-of week liquidation.

MINING.COM Editor | April 13, 2012 | 11:07 pm

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