October 31, 2014

Vancouver gold-to-copper miner pops on Horn of Africa results

Winners were few and far between Friday, but punters couldn't resist Nevsun Resources stock after low-cost high-grade Eritrea mine delivered on all counts.

October 29, 2014

Space miner loses first satellite in rocket explosion

The affected company is Planetary Resources, the U.S.-based start-up aiming to mine asteroids.

October 27, 2014

BHP to sell US shale assets, limit annual capex to $14 billion

The world’s biggest miner unveiled details about how it expects to meet cost-reduction and productivity improvement targets.

October 22, 2014

Worldwide nonferrous metals exploration budgets down 25% in 2014

Total worldwide budget for nonferrous metals exploration dropped to US$11.36 billion in 2014 from US$15.19 billion in 2013 — a 25% decrease.

October 21, 2014

Stefan Ioannou: copper, nickel and zinc won’t be cheap for long

The all-powerful U.S. dollar is currently hammering base metals and base metal equities. Haywood Securities Mining Analyst Stefan Ioannou says that increasing demand and near-term supply shortages make base metals…

October 20, 2014

Mining investment in Kazakhstan to reach $30bn by 2017

The country is fine-tuning details of a new mining law that will make it easier for foreigners to tap the nation’s riches.

October 17, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: a year’s worth of resources in BC

In response to popular demand from our home province of British Columbia, today we visualize the amount of natural resources extracted from BC each year.

October 16, 2014

BHP bows to pressure, to list spinoff in London

The mining giant has made a sharp U-turn on its initial decision to snub a London listing for its $17 billion spinoff.

October 15, 2014

Mick Davis has now almost $5 billion to build new mining empire

The former Xstrata boss' new venture, X2 Resources, is "currently reviewing a number of opportunities in the metals and mining sector."

October 14, 2014

First Quantum warns Zambia tax hike will cost jobs, investment drop

The miner, Zambia's largest foreign investor, operates Kansanshi mine, the eighth largest copper mine in the world, as well as the country's biggest.