December 23, 2014 Myanmar villagers in tense standoff over China-backed copper mine Three people were injured after police used rubber bullets to quell protests in the same village where a woman was shot and killed yesterday, in the latest bout of violence…
December 23, 2014 BHP, Rio, Anglo fear effects of Chile’s new labour bill The new law could seek to limit mining companies' ability to replace workers during strikes.
December 23, 2014 GDXJ re-balancing pummels these 5 gold developers Needless to say, the ETF which mirrors the junior resource markets, hasn’t performed well.
December 22, 2014 Despite Ebola, investors betting on Africa Not so long ago, declining commodity prices and the outbreak of an epidemic such as Ebola would have triggered a firesale of interest in Africa.
December 22, 2014 One dead, 20 hurt in protests against copper mine in Myanmar The massive copper project, owned by Wanbao Mining Ltd, drew international attention in 2012 when police brutally dispersed protesters, injuring more than 100 Buddhist monks.
December 21, 2014 Sherritt makes big move on US-Cuba deal Sherritt International (TSX:S), the natural resources company with extensive operations in Cuba, saw a whopping 42.9 percent gain between last Monday and Friday, resulting from an announced thaw in US-Cuba…
December 21, 2014 Energy minister tells Imperial Metals it can repair damaged tailings dam The company that owns the Mount Polley mine near Williams Lake will be allowed to repair the tailings dam before the government has finished its reviews into the cause of…
December 21, 2014 Zinc, nickel Scotiabank’s top picks for investors “Base metals were a ‘bright’ spot in 2014—largely ignored by equity markets and are among our ‘picks’ for investors in 2015,” observed Scotiabank economist Patricia Mohr in the latest edition…
December 21, 2014 Nevsun exploration bolsters Bisha Nevsun Resources expands mineralization at its Harena copper-polymetallic deposit near the Bisha mine.
December 21, 2014 Nickel shortage propels Philippines mining boom: Southeast Asia Michael Defensor is racing to mine and ship nickel from projects across the Philippines to plug the gap in global supplies left by Indonesia’s ore-export curbs.
UAE aluminum maker seeks investors for $6 billion US plant The EGA plant is expected to require $5 billion to $6 billion of capital investment and produce about 750,000 tons of primary aluminum a year. December 16, 2025 | 02:54 pm
