July 29, 2014 BHP to complete Olympic Dam expansion years from now The company revealed it will take four years to trial a processing method it hopes will help make the expansion profitable.
July 29, 2014 Global mining sector on the way up, but recovery still slow The industry’s aggregate market capitalization improved for the sixth month in a row in June, reaching $1.75 trillion, the highest level since January 2013.
July 28, 2014 Goldcorp pours first gold at Argentina’s Cerro Negro mine The miner poured the initial dole bar at a weight of 100 kilograms containing an estimated 317 ounces of gold.
July 28, 2014 Scotiabank, Deutsche, HSBC accused of rigging silver price The three banks have been accused of fixing the price of trillions of dollars worth of silver.
July 27, 2014 Mass grave with hundreds of skeletons found in Bolivian mining town Hundreds of thousands have died over the years at the city's main silver mine, as a direct result of cave-ins, overwork, hunger and disease.
July 26, 2014 Industry experts discuss growing minerals demand in committee hearing Better access to US minerals would encourage manufacturers to return.
July 25, 2014 More weakness ahead for miners No pain, no gain. That is one comment regarding this seemingly terminal bottoming process in the precious metals complex.
July 25, 2014 Gold fix operator picks committee to oversee spot price The company’s new board is made up of compliance officers at the four banks that currently operate the gold prices setting process.
July 25, 2014 Codelco delays $6.8 billion mine expansion, reviews impacts on glaciers The company says its future depends on the Andina mine expansion, as dwindling ore grades in its old mines are expected to bring annual output down.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
