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 Could an energy bust trigger QE4? In a normal economic times falling energy costs would be considered unadulterated good news.
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 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 Timmins Gold picks up Goldgroup Mining’s Caballo Blanco project Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE: TGD) has been looking at Goldgroup Mining’s (TSX: GGA) Caballo Blanco project in Mexico for a couple of years now, and has finally inked a…
December 21, 2014 Indian gold imports crawl in Dec Despite the government removing restrictions on gold imports late past month, imports of the precious metal have not picked up because of a supply glut.
December 21, 2014 Traders betting Russia’s next move will be to sell gold Russia’s surprise interest-rate increase failed to stop the plummeting ruble. Another tool available to repair economic havoc caused by sanctions and falling oil prices: selling gold.
December 20, 2014 Oyu Tolgoi 2015 production forecast cut Vancouver's Turquoise Hill lowers output estimates for Mongolian mine to 600,000oz–700,000oz of gold and 175,000t–195,000t of copper in concentrates.
December 19, 2014 Canada approves world’s largest copper-gold project $9.5bn KSM project in British Columbia boasts reserves of 38m ounces of gold and nearly 10bn pounds of copper – mining 130,000 tonnes a day for 52 years.
December 19, 2014 Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
