March 18, 2014 MMG in halt on possible deal with Glencore Xstrata over Las Bambas Las Bambas copper mine, located in Peru, is expected to fetch between $5 and $6 billion.
March 16, 2014 Scientists find way to turn base metal into precious one More than conquering the age-old quest to turn base metals into precious ones, these scientists are applying modern day alchemy to build the next-generation of fuel cells and electrolyzers.
March 10, 2014 NASA is offering $35,000 in awards to asteroid hunters The first contest in a series of many, kicks off on March 17.
March 10, 2014 Copper at 8-month low on disappointing China exports Shanghai copper, in turn, went down beyond its 5% daily limit on Monday, hitting its lowest in more than four years.
March 6, 2014 Greenland embraces mining rush, but won’t ‘favour one country alone’ — Prime Minister Arctic region's vast riches set to attract over $100 billion in investments over the next decade.
March 4, 2014 Glencore Xstrata logs $7.4bn net loss, eyes oil deal with Russia Despite the gloomy results, the commodities giant revenues for the year jumped 9% to $232.6 billion
February 25, 2014 Paul Renken: For 2014 gains, look to uranium, PGMs and gems Renken, senior geologist and analyst with VSA Capital, calls 2014 a soft year for gold and silver prices, but foresees stronger prices—and demand—for nickel, copper and tech metals as the…
February 23, 2014 ‘No hurry’ in Vale-Glencore talks over Canadian combination Brazil's Vale said over the weekend talks with Glencore over combining their Canadian operations continue, but no deal is likely "early this year."
February 21, 2014 Vale opens first new Sudbury mine in more than 40 years Vale calls it 'Canada's mine of the future.'
February 16, 2014 Legendary Aussie prospector search for space junk turns to gold Down Under’s richest living prospector Mark Creasy, just got US$167 million richer.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
