Worker dies at AngloGold Ashanti mine in South Africa
Preliminary investigations indicate the deceased, an electrician, was fatally injured in a heavy equipment incident.
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New Prosperity assessment was ‘very damning’: Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the weight of the environmental assessment compelled his government to reject the New Prosperity mine proposal.
Chilean court revokes Barrick’s Pascua-Lama $16-million fine, but orders new ones
Far from being good news, the resolution orders Chile's environmental watchdog to charge Barrick for each and every of the 22 violations found in the project, instead of grouping them into five categories as it did the first time.
Molycorp shares jump on full year results, outlook
Molycorp says the Chlor-Alkali plant at its Mountain Pass, California rare earth mine is now operational, which should see it reach cash-flow break-even this year.
Iron ore price hits fresh 8-month low
Iron ore price weakness continues as Beijing cracks down on polluting steel plants and stockpiles jump again.
Putin lights fire under gold price
Safe haven buying and a weaker dollar boost gold price amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West.
Australia’s high-costs jeopardizing its mining, energy growth
Companies want to bring more foreign workers as a way to lower production costs.
Metso wins three prestigious iF design awards
This year's iF design competition had over 3,200 entries in 17 categories to showcase outstanding achievements in product design. The awards were presented in Munich, Germany, on February 28, 2014.
Goldcorp, Osisko avoid court battle over hostile bid
It is not clear whether the agreement means the two firms are now in talks for a friendly takeover deal.