May 6, 2014 Mongolia wants to regain investors confidence by returning mining licenses Foreign direct investment in the central Asian country dropped 50% last year.
May 5, 2014 Shipwreck hunter recovers first gold from what could be $80m find Florida-based salvage firm recovers nearly 1,000 ounces from first reconnaissance dive to 1857 steam ship that went down with 477 California gold miners.
May 5, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: Top mining CEOs – who earns what? Last year's top earner was a coal miner who ended the year $15 million in the black.
May 5, 2014 Cypress Development begins drilling in Nevada The company hopes to capitalize on the forecast increased global demand for zinc.
May 5, 2014 Mexican police seized 68,000 tonnes of iron ore mined by drug lords So far this year Mexico has seized more than 200,000 tonnes of illegal iron ore, most of it on its way to China.
May 4, 2014 Barrick to launch ‘vigorous defence’ against Pascua Lama class action Class action lawsuit alleges investors lost billions over Barrick’s "misrepresentations and failures" regarding mothballed $8.5 billion project in South America.
May 1, 2014 HudBay Minerals reports Q1 loss The company stated this decrease was primarily due to lower sales volumes and lower copper prices compared to the first quarter of 2013.
April 30, 2014 Duncan Hughes’ quartet of high-grade winners With gold hovering around $1,300 an ounce, there's not much room for error, says Duncan Hughes of RFC Ambrian.
April 30, 2014 World Bank: China to overtake US as biggest economy THIS YEAR New study based on purchasing power parity sees Chinese economy overtaking US this year. India leaps from 10th to 3rd.
April 29, 2014 New York futures exchange mulls limits on gold, silver price moves Unusually big moves and fears of price "slippage" have turned some investors away says CME Group, operator of Comex in New York.
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
