November 6, 2013 SLIDESHOW: Chile turns world’s largest open pit copper mine into an underground operation The $4.2 billion underground operation is expected to produce 140,000 tonnes of copper per day.
November 4, 2013 Goldcorp’s $3.9 billion El Morro faces new legal threat Indigenous community opposing the project to submit new lawsuit against it this month.
November 4, 2013 Fresh threats to Europe’s shale industry as lawmakers draw up regulations The European Commission is set to announce tighter guidelines for companies involved in the shale gas industry by January.
November 4, 2013 Queensland coal ports operating under capacity; BHP scraps $5bn terminal plan 'As the mining investment boom turns to bust, Queensland’s port capacity has already shifted from a shortfall to a surplus.'
November 1, 2013 Horror story for gold investors continues Friday Gold price slides again, the bloodletting among gold stocks intensify and ETF liquidations pick up speed.
October 31, 2013 Gold stocks slaughtered, Barrick drops 10% The world's number one gold miner led a sell-off on Thursday after announcing a stock sale to pay down debt at a deep discount.
October 31, 2013 Mexico mining tax approved, but hits political roadblock Despite tensions in the senate, the tax package is expected to be finalized later today.
October 31, 2013 Barrick has had enough: stops construction of Pascua-Lama, mulls stake sale Delivering its Q3 results, the debt-laden gold miner said it is temporarily suspending all construction activity at its $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project.
October 30, 2013 Cameco’s profit up 324%, Cigar Lake mine to begin production in Q1 2014 The miner's shares were up close to 6% in both Canada and the US stock exchanges.
October 29, 2013 Cameco’s investors told to not hold their breath over Cigar Lake Canadian miner may not kick-off its Cigar Lake uranium project in early 2014 after all.
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
