April 7, 2015 New battery charges a cellphone in one minute Stanford discovery of an ultrafast, flexible, rechargeable aluminium-graphite ion battery could open up major new demand for graphite, bauxite miners.
April 7, 2015 World’s largest copper producer Chile slashes 2015 output forecast Mostly due to a lower estimate from Anglo American's projects and the Zaldivar mine, which is operated by Barrick.
April 7, 2015 Nautilus Minerals resumes undersea mining exploration The goal is to expand Nautilus’ Seafloor Massive Sulphide prospect inventory around Solomon Islands, located east of Papua New Guinea.
April 7, 2015 Appointment of South32 non-executive directors BHP Billiton has announced four additional appointments to the Board of Directors of South32.
April 7, 2015 Mongolia halts landmark deal with foreign firms over massive coal mine The country's parliament decided Tavan Tolgoi needs the approval of legislators before going ahead.
April 6, 2015 Barrick hints at Mick Davis deal Sounds like just about everyone in mining is hoping to get into bed with Mick Davis and his $5.6 billion.
April 6, 2015 32 miners trapped in Manitoba nickel mine 39 workers spent the night in safe houses down Vale's nickel mine in Thompson, Manitoba and those still trapped expected to return to surface Monday.
April 6, 2015 Turquoise Hill surges after Oyu Tolgoi expansion okayed After two years of bitter wrangling Mongolian cabinet approves Vancouver firm's $5 billion expansion of massive copper-gold mine in Gobi desert.
April 6, 2015 Four exploration and development companies Rick Mills believes will thrive in tough times The four-year-long bear market in metals stocks has resulted in an historic opportunity for investors, says Rick Mills, the owner and host of Ahead of the Herd.com.
April 4, 2015 Imperial Metals records $37 million net loss in 2014 Imperial Metals (TSX:III) recorded a $37.3 million net loss in 2014, thanks largely to the cost of dealing with last year’s tailings pond failure at its Mount Polley mine.
Zimbabwe scraps gold royalty hike, sets higher threshold for windfall tax A royalty rate of 5% would continue to apply for gold prices between $1,200 and $5,000 per ounce, according to the revised budget bill. December 17, 2025 | 07:13 am
