July 13, 2017 Luxembourg becomes first European country to pass space mining law The bill, approved by a vast majority, defines the conditions companies must fulfill to get a licence for launching a space mining mission.
July 12, 2017 Canada a global leader in mining exploration, innovation and diversity: PwC report According to PwC's Mine 2017 report, Canada's largest mining companies played a key role in the international mining sector's emerging growth.
June 22, 2017 Potash Corp. and Agrium merged firm to be called Nutrien The firm will be world’s largest potash miner and No.2 nitrogen fertilizer producer.
June 21, 2017 K+S Potash Canada ready to serve North American market as new domestic rail cars are delivered Today, K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) is pleased to accept their first domestic rail cars built by National Steel Car (NSC) in Hamilton, Ontario, the same manufacturer that produced the company’s…
June 16, 2017 IC Potash announces financing TIC Potash Corp. is pleased to announce a non-brokered offering of up to 20,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.05 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of…
June 15, 2017 BHP Billiton announces new Chairman The world’s largest mining company announced that Ken MacKenzie has been elected to succeed Jac Nasser
June 14, 2017 Argentina passes mining act expected to create 125,000 new jobs Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
June 12, 2017 K+S Bethune mine in Canada churns out first tonnes of potash The mine, which began operations last month, is expected to produce 600,000 to 700,000 tonnes of potash this year and 2 million tonnes per year once at full capacity.
June 5, 2017 BHP to grow potash business to size of iron ore — report Timeline-wise, the world's largest miner expects to achieve that goal in about 50 years.
June 5, 2017 K+S Potash, Ducks Unlimited in $2.8 million project to protect wetland in Saskatchewan K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) has committed over $2.8 million in funding for wetland conservation through an agreement with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to ensure wetlands affected by the Bethune mine…
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
