January 18, 2013 STATS: China’s fixed investment in mining is putting the rest of the world to shame Mining capex was up 12% to $211 billion last year.
January 18, 2013 World’s biggest wind farm will be built near Fukushima nuclear power plant Project completion is expected by 2020
January 18, 2013 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).
January 18, 2013 Former Upper Big Branch superintendent going to prison Gary May was sentenced to a 21-month prison term.
January 18, 2013 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.
January 18, 2013 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.
January 18, 2013 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.
January 18, 2013 Oil sands pollution confirmed A Queen University’s study confirms suspicions about contamination of lakes by Alberta’s oil sands.
January 18, 2013 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,…
January 18, 2013 Gold mania phase approaching for junior miners Low market valuations for junior mining companies have Michael Ballanger, director of wealth management at Richardson GMP, feeling like a kid in a candy store, and equities satisfy his sweet…
Platinum deficits to persist as EV rollout slows, Valterra says A slower-than-expected adoption of EVs in some markets has helped boost sentiment around the metals. February 10, 2026 | 10:30 am
