April 10, 2013 NDP critic, Comox Valley MLA question environment review of proposed coal mine Critic considers the environmental assessment underway for the proposed Raven coal mine in Baynes Sound weak and inadequate considering the scope of the project.
April 10, 2013 Meet the first Bitcoin billionaire A social media user who goes by the handle of “The Bitcoin Billionaire” has been giving away over $13,000 worth of bitcoins.
April 10, 2013 US miners attain record low fatality and injury rate in 2012 Per 200,000 hours worked, the fatality rate was .0107 deaths and reported injuries were 2.56.
April 10, 2013 Tanzania’s first uranium mining license issued to Russian company The measured and indicated resources of Mkuju River Project amounted to 35,888 tonnes of uranium.
April 10, 2013 $45bn and counting: China’s foreign mining misadventures China's deep-pocketed pursuit of mining assets abroad is a tale of burnt fingers and bungles.
April 9, 2013 Miners forced to cut costs as commodity prices drop Analysts say resource sector C-suite should mentor project managers in ‘frugal’ culture.
April 9, 2013 Alcoa, China spark massive rally in miners and metals Great news from bellwether for industrial demand and globe's top commodity consumer spurs broad advance in metal and stock prices.
April 9, 2013 Iran earthquake kills 30, dangerously close to nuclear reactor Southern Iran sits atop the active Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
April 9, 2013 Anti-mining protests spread throughout New Zealand Opposition parties claim companies lobbied for a last minute change to a bill introducing a harder line on anti-mining protests at sea.
April 9, 2013 Chinese energy firms invade US neighbors Mexico and Canada Mexico can be a gateway for China to enter North America, the world's richest market, as well as an access point to several countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
