Peter Hambro ousted from his gold mining company Petropavlovsk
New appointments include Russian billionaire
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After rainforest victory for Brazil’s environmentalists, a mining battle looms
Brazil ministry wants to open border regions to foreign miners. Amazon-basin area about the size of Alaska could be affected.
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 international fleet last fall.
Denmark’s FLSmidth sees slow recovery in investment by mining firms
..more willingness among miners to increase capex, but it's a slow recovery
Rick Rule: Uranium sentiment just got bearish to the extreme
Rick discusses the surprising lack of volatility in the markets and with the various worldwide challenges one would expect it to be much higher.
Revised South African charter poses threat to miners, says Moody’s
Ratings agency Moody's warned on Wednesday that new regulations seeking to accelerate black ownership in South Africa's mining industry would deter investment, raise costs and diminish cashflow generation.
Freeport Indonesia workers to extend strike for a month – union
Thousands of mine workers at the Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc will extend their strike for another month to protest against layoffs, a union official said on Wednesday.
How copper riches helped shape Chile’s economic story
Although Chile has always been noted for its abundant mineral wealth, the country was actually not a notable copper producer even at the beginning of the 20th century.
Goldcorp partners with FLSmidth to eliminate conventional slurry tailings dams
FLSmidth will be working with Goldcorp to develop EcoTails™, a new system to dramatically improve tailings and waste rock disposal.
